2629. katakoptó
Strong's Lexicon
katakoptó: To cut down, to mutilate, to gash

Original Word: κατακόπτω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katakoptó
Pronunciation: kat-ak-op'-to
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ak-op'-to)
Definition: To cut down, to mutilate, to gash
Meaning: I cut up, cut in pieces, mangle, wound.

Word Origin: From the Greek words κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and κόπτω (koptó, meaning "to cut" or "to strike").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often involves terms like גָּדַע (gada, meaning "to cut down") or חָתַךְ (chathak, meaning "to cut" or "to hew"). These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe the cutting down of trees, idols, or enemies, symbolizing the removal of obstacles to God's purposes.

Usage: The verb κατακόπτω (katakoptó) is used to describe the act of cutting down or mutilating. It often conveys a sense of violence or destruction, whether literal or metaphorical. In the New Testament, it can refer to physical acts of cutting or to more figurative actions, such as the destruction of pride or false beliefs.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the act of cutting or mutilating was sometimes associated with mourning rituals or pagan religious practices, where individuals would cut themselves as a sign of devotion or grief. This practice was explicitly forbidden in Jewish law, as seen in Leviticus 19:28, which prohibited self-mutilation. The cultural context of κατακόπτω would have been understood by early Christians as a contrast to the wholeness and healing offered through faith in Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kata and koptó
Definition
to cut up
NASB Translation
gashing (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2629: κατακόπτω

κατακόπτω;

1. to cut up, cut to pieces (see κατά, III. 4); to slay: Isaiah 27:9; 2 Chronicles 34:7, etc.; Herodotus and following

2. to beat, bruise: ἑαυτόν λίθοις, Mark 5:5; (others retain here the primary meaning, to cut, gash, mangle).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cut.

From kata and kopto; to chop down, i.e. Mangle -- cut.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK kopto

Forms and Transliterations
κατακεκομμένην κατακεκομμένους κατακοπτων κατακόπτων κατακόψει κατακόψεις κατακόψουσι κατακόψουσιν κατακόψω κατακρατήσατε κατακράτησον κατέκοπτον κατεκόσμησέ κατεκόσμησεν κατέκοψαν κατέκοψε κατέκοψεν κατεκρατήθη κατεκρατήθησαν κατεκράτησαν κατεκράτησάν κατεκρατήσατε κατεκράτησεν katakopton katakoptōn katakópton katakóptōn
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 5:5 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: κράζων καὶ κατακόπτων ἑαυτὸν λίθοις
NAS: and in the mountains, and gashing himself
KJV: and cutting himself
INT: crying and cutting himself with stones

Strong's Greek 2629
1 Occurrence


κατακόπτων — 1 Occ.

















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