ἀποκόπτω (apokoptō) means “to cut off” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ap-ok-op'-to Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
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)
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I smite, cut off, cut loose; mid: I emasculate, castrate, mutilate myself.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cut it off | 2 |
| cut | 1 |
| cutting off | 1 |
| had cut off | 1 |
| they would proceed to emasculate themselves | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cut off | 4 |
| cut | 2 |
| off | 2 |
| they were | 1 |
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If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Read word by wordIf your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
Read word by wordThen Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Read word by wordOne of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
Read word by wordSo the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Read word by wordAs for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
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