To cut off
ἀποκόπτωStrong’s G0609apokoptō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apokoptō is the Greek word usually translated “do cut off”, “cut off” and “cut away”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:”
Meaning
Usually translated “do cut off”, “cut off” and “cut away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do cut off 2
- cut off 2
- cut away 1
- will emasculate themselves 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- John 2
- Acts 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
- John 18:10Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
- John 18:26One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
- Acts 27:32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
- Galatians 5:12I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
Greek dictionary
ἀποκόπτω apokoptō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.