Severity
ἀποτομίαStrong’s G0663apotomia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Apotomia is the Greek word usually translated “severity”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.”
Meaning
Usually translated “severity”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- severity 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀποτομία apotomia · severity
ἀποτομία, -ας, ἡ (ἀποτέμνω, to cut of), [in Sm.: Jer.51:35, Nam.3:1 * ;] steepness, sharpness; metaphorically, severity (MM, see word): Rom.11:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “severity” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEVER'ITY, noun
[Latin sveritas.]
- Harshness; rigor; austerity; want of mildness or indulgence; as the severity of a reprimand or reproof.
- Rigor; extreme strictness; as the severity of discipline or government.
- Excessive figor; extreme degree or amount.
- Extremity; quality or power of distressing; as the severity of pain or anguish.
All definitions
- Extreme degree; as the severity of cold or heat.
- Extreme coldness or inclemency; as the severity of the winter.
- Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as severity practiced on prisoners of war.
- Exactness; rigor; niceness; as the severity of a test.
- Strictness; rigid accuracy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.