ἀποκόπτω
apokóptō · G609 · Greek · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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to cut down, to cut off, to cut in two
To cut in such a way as to cause separation
ExamplesMark 9:43 “And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Mark 9:45 “And if your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life without a foot, than, having your two feet, to be thrown into hell.
John 18:10 Then Simon Peter, since he had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- Not stated: you (one person) 2
- ἀναστατόωto incite to revolt 1
- ΠέτροςPeter 1
- στρατιώτηςsoldier 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- σχοινίονcord 1
- ὠτίονear 1
- ὠτάριονear 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- καίand 1
- τότεthen 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- συγγενήςrelative 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- כָּרַת kârath · H3772 · to cut, to cut off, to cut down
- כָּרַת (kârath, H3772) כָּרַת denotes the broader semantic field of cutting/severing with covenant-making and general destruction senses, while ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, G609) ἀποκόπτω specifically emphasizes amputation and complete removal, often with violent or ironic connotations (including genital mutilation in Galatians 5:12); the Hebrew term's cutting sense is a subset that overlaps where physical severance is in view.
- קָצַץ qâtsats · H7112 · to cut off, to sever, to strip
- Hebrew קָצַץ (qâtsats, H7112) denotes the physical action of cutting off/asunder in general contexts, while Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, G609) carries the same core severing sense but extends specifically to amputation and (reflexively, ironically) to self-mutilation of private parts.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To cut down, to cut off, to cut in two19.18
- In John 18:10, “Simon Peter, since he had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off (apékopsen) his right ear,” describing a literal severing with a blade.
Word family 27 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist ἀπεκοψα; future middle ἀποκόψομαι; to cut off, amputate: Mk 9:43 (45); Jn…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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