Lexical Definition
ἀποκόπτω apokóptō (ap-ok-op'-to) to cut off G:V
from ἀπό and κόπτω
cut off.
- to amputate
- reflexively (by irony) to mutilate (the privy parts)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀπόκοψον | do cut off | Mark.9.43 • Mark.9.45 |
| ἀποκόψονται | will emasculate themselves | Gal.5.12 |
| ἀπέκοψεν | cut off | John.18.10 • John.18.26 |
| ἀπέκοψαν | cut away | Acts.27.32 |
| αποκόψεισ | you shall cut off | LXX.Deut.25.12 |
| αποκόψει | shall cut off | LXX.Isa.18.5 |
| will he cut off | LXX.Ps.77.8 | |
| αποκεκομμένοσ | being cut off | LXX.Deut.23.1 |
| αποκεκομμένοι | being cut off | LXX.Judg.1.7 |
| απέκοψε | cut off | LXX.2Sam.10.4 |
| απέκοψαν | cut off | LXX.Judg.1.6 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀπο-κόπτω, [in LXX for קצץ, כּרת, etc.;]
to cut off: Mk 9:43, 45, Jo 18:10, 26, Ac 27:32. Mid., to mutilate oneself, have oneself mutilated: Ga 5:12 (cf. De 23:1 LXX; and v. Cremer, 751; MM, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 23:1 |
| Mark | 9:43 · 9:45 |
| John | 18:10 · 18:26 |
| Acts | 27:32 |
| Galatians | 5:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀποκόπτω-κόπτω,
cut off, hew off, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Prose, χεῖρας ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; amputate, [ἀποκόπτωκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.241; ἀπὸ πείσματ᾽ ἔκοψα νεός 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.127">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀΐξας ἀπέκοψε παρήορον he cut loose the trace-horse, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἀποκόπτωκεκόψονται, of buds, will be cut off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὴν χεῖρα have it cut off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ.τὰ γεννητικά, of eunuchs, [ἀποκόπτωκεκομμένος ">Refs 1st c.AD+]eunuch, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]:—middle, make oneself a eunuch, [NT+2nd c.AD+]
__2 metaphorically, ἀπ᾽ ἐλπίδα φημὶ κεκόφθαι ναυτιλίης νόστου τε[Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸ ἀμφίβολον τῆς γνώμης decide summarily, [ἀποκόπτωκοπῆναι τῆς ἐλπίδος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pyrrhus” 2">Refs 1st c.AD+]; διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀποκόπτωκόπτειν τὴν πολυχρόνιον ζωήν exclude from the reckoning, despair of, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; reject, exclude, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, uncertain in [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 especially of voice or breath, cut short, τὸν τοῦ πνεύματος τόνον[Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, ἀποκόπτωκέκοπταί τινι ἡ φωνή[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 of literary periods or phrases, bring to an abrupt close, δεῖ τῆ μακρᾶ -κόπτεσθαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 Grammars, in passive, to be cut short by ἀποκόπτωκοπή (which see), [Refs]
__6 abstract an idea or word from its context, τὸ ἀγαθὸς ἀποκόπτωκοπέν[Refs]
__II ἀ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τόπου beat off from a strong place, of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III middle, smite the breast in mourning: with accusative, mourn for, νεκρόν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Deut.23.1 ☩ Gal.5.12