διχοτομέω dichotomeō · G1371
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
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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