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διχοτομέω dichotomeō · G1371

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to cut in two

διχοτομέω, -ῶ; (διχοτόμος, δίχα, τέμνω), [in LXX: Exo.29:17 (נָתַח pi.) ; ] ; to cut in two, cut asunder: perh. metaphorically of severe scourging (but see Meyer on Mt, l.with, and cf. 1Ki.15:33, 2Ki.12:31, Heb.11:37), Mat.24:51, Luk.12:46.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δῐχο-τομέω, ; cut in twain: bisect a line, []:—passive, []: metaphorically of the medial raphe of the perineum, []; 2 punish with the last severity, []; 3 divide into two (logically), []; 4 intransitive, of the moon, uncertain in []

Where it's used 2 times

Matthew 24:51 · Luke 12:46

Source: TBESG G1371; TFLSJ G1371

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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