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ἀποκόπτω apokoptō · G0609

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to cut off

ἀπο-κόπτω ; [in LXX for קָצַץ, כָּרַת, etc. ; ] ; to cut off: Mrk.9:43, 45, Jhn.18:10, 26 Act.27:32. Mid., to mutilate oneself, have oneself mutilated: Gal.5:12 (cf. Deu.23:1 LXX; and see Cremer, 751; MM, see word).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀπο-κόπτω, ; cut off, hew off, frequently in []; in Prose, χεῖρας ἀ.[]; amputate, []; ἀΐξας ἀπέκοψε παρήορον he cut loose the trace-horse, [] —passive, ἀποκεκόψονται, of buds, will be cut off, []; ἀ. τὴν χεῖρα have it cut off, []; ἀ.τὰ γεννητικά, of eunuchs, []eunuch, []:—middle, make oneself a eunuch, []; 2 metaphorically, ἀπ᾽ ἐλπίδα φημὶ κεκόφθαι ναυτιλίης νόστου τε[]; ἀ. τὸ ἀμφίβολον τῆς γνώμης decide summarily, []; διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀποκόπτειν τὴν πολυχρόνιον ζωήν exclude from the reckoning, …

Where it's used 6 times

Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · John 18:10 · John 18:26 · Acts 27:32 · Galatians 5:12

Source: TBESG G0609; TFLSJ G0609

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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