Strong's Lexicon
G2629
G2629 — κατακόπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2629 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κατακόπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G2875 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katakopto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-ak-op'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to chop down, i.e. mangle |
| KJV Renderings: | cut |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατακόπτω;
1. to cut up, cut to pieces (see κατά, III. 4); to slay: Isa 27:9; 2Ch 34:7, etc.; Herodotus and following
2. to beat, bruise: ἑαυτόν λίθοις, Mar 5:5; (others retain here the primary meaning, to cut, gash, mangle).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κατακόπτω (cut)
Mark 5:5
- KJV: And always night and day he was in the mountains and in the tombs crying and cutting himself with stones
- GK: και διαπαντός νυκτός και ημέρας εν τοις όρεσι και εν τοις μνήμασιν ην κράζων και κατακόπτων εαυτόν λίθοις