Definition
ἀπο-κόπτω
[in LXX for קָצַץ, כָּרַת, etc. ;]
to cut off: Mark 9:43, 45, John 18:10, 26, Acts 27:32. Mid., to mutilate oneself, have oneself mutilated: Galatians 5:12 (cf. Deuteronomy 23:1 LXX; and see Cremer, 751; MM, see word).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Mark 9:43ἀπόκοψον · cut it offIf 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.
- Mark 9:45ἀπόκοψον · cut it offIf 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.
- John 18:10ἀπέκοψεν · cutting offThen Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
- John 18:26ἀπέκοψεν · had cut offOne 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?”
- Acts 27:32ἀπέκοψαν · cutSo the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
- Galatians 5:12ἀποκόψονται · they would proceed to emasculate themselvesAs for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!