κόπτω
koptō · cut, mourn
Greek word · Strong’s number G2875 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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koptō (κόπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cut, mourn”.
Cut off; in the middle voice, beat one's breast in mourning.
How to say it
kop·tō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To lop off, like branches from trees.
- To strike one's chest as a sign of grief, as was done in mourning.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- will mourn ×2
- beat your breasts ×1
- beating their breasts ×1
- mourn ×1
- they had cut ×1
- were cutting ×1
- were mourning ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
- κόπος kopos · labor, toil
- κωφός kōphos · mute, deaf
- ἐκκόπτω ekkoptō · cut off, cut down
- προσκόπτω proskoptō · stumble
- προκόπτω prokoptō · advance, progress
- ἀποκόπτω apokoptō · cut off
- ἐγκόπτω enkoptō · hinder
- κατακόπτω katakoptō · cut
- κοπετός kopetos · mourning
- κοπή kopē · slaughter, defeat
- ἀργυροκόπος argyrokopos · silversmith
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 11:17
saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not beat your breasts.’
- Matthew 21:8
And most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
- Matthew 24:30
And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Mark 11:8
And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.
- Luke 8:52
And all were weeping and beating their breasts for her. But he said, “Do not weep; for she has not died, but is sleeping.”
- Luke 23:27
And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
- Revelation 1:7
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Yes, amen.
- Revelation 18:9
And the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning,