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Slaughter

κοπήStrong’s G2871

kopē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kopē is the Greek word usually translated “slaughter”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;”
Hebrews 7:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “slaughter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • slaughter 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κοπή kopē · slaughter

    κοπή, -ῆς, ἡ (κόπτω), [in LXX: Gen.14:17, Jos.10:20 (נָכָה hi., מַכָּה), Deu.28:25 (נָגַף), Jdth.15:7 * ;] 1. in cl., a stroke, a pounding (as in a mortar). 2. In LXX, a smiting in battle: Heb.7:1 (LXX).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “slaughter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SLAUGHTER, noun

    slaw'ter [See Slay.]

    1. In a general sense, a killing.
    2. Applied to beasts, butchery; a killing of oxen or other beasts for market.
    All definitions and other forms of “slaughter”

      SLAUGHTER, verb transitive

      slaw'ter.

      1. To kill; to slay; to make great destruction of life; as, to slaughter men in battle.
      2. To butcher; to kill for the market; as beasts.

      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.