ἐκκόπτω (G1581) — Greek Lexicon

ἐκκόπτω

ekkóptō

G1581 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To cut out, cut off, or remove by cutting; in extended senses, to eliminate, sever from a connection, or exclude from a group or relationship. The word is used both in literal contexts (such as felling a tree, amputating a limb, or pruning) and in figurative contexts, such as excluding individuals from a community or rendering something ineffective or inoperative.

Semantic Range

to cut out, to cut off, to sever, to remove, to eliminate, to exclude, to render ineffective, to prune, to hinder

Root / Etymology

From ἐκ (out of, from) and κόπτω (to cut, strike). The compound formation expresses the idea of cutting out or off from among others.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἐκκόπτω was used for literal acts of cutting out or off (e.g., removing branches, pruning vines) and, by extension, for destroying or excluding. In the Hellenistic and Koine periods, its figurative uses broadened. In the Septuagint, it commonly translates Hebrew verbs meaning 'to cut off' or 'destroy,' frequently in the context of divine punishment or exclusion from the assembly. In the New Testament, it retains both literal (e.g., removing a bodily part, Mark 9:43,45,47) and figurative senses (such as exclusion from a community or rendering a plan or person ineffective). English translations often reflect this range as "cut off/down/out," but may obscure nuances such as communal exclusion or disconnection. ἐκκόπτω contrasts with verbs like ἀποκόπτω (to cut off entirely) and κλαδεύω (to prune), which may imply different degrees or kinds of removal.

Translation Consistency

primary "cut" 10 occurrences

“Cut” is the most natural, common English verb that captures the primary literal meaning (cut out/off, prune, sever) and the typical figurative senses (exclude, remove, render ineffective). It is simple, idiomatic, and matches the majority of attested renderings for ἐκκόπτω while allowing clear inflected forms (e.g. cut off, cut out).

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and κόπτω; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate:--cut down (off, out), hew down, hinder.

Root Family

ἐκκόπτω (ekkoptō) — to cut out, cut off, sever, eliminate

Root κοπτ- to cut, to strike

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G1581-04`	ἔκκοψον	ekkopson	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cut it down	Cut off!	Cut off!	3
`G1581-05`	ἐκκόπτεται	ekkoptetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cut down	is being cut off	is being cut off	3
`G1581-01`	ἐκκοπήσῃ	ekkopese	`V FUT PASS IND 2P SG`	will be cut off	you will be cut off	will be cut off	1
`G1581-02`	ἐκκόψεις	ekkopseis	`V FUT ACT IND 2P SG`	cut it down	you will cut off	you will cut off	1
`G1581-06`	ἐξεκόπης	exekopes	`V AOR PASS IND 2P SG`	were cut out	you were cut off	you were cut off	1
`G1581-03`	ἐκκόψω	ekkopso	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	I may cut off	I might cut off	I might cut off	1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G1581-05`	Matthew 3:10	ἐκκόπτεται	ekkoptetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cut down	is being cut off	is being cut off
`G1581-04`	Matthew 5:30	ἔκκοψον	ekkopson	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cut-it-off	Cut off!	Cut off!
`G1581-05`	Matthew 7:19	ἐκκόπτεται	ekkoptetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cut down	is being cut off	is being cut off
`G1581-04`	Matthew 18:8	ἔκκοψον	ekkopson	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cut-off	Cut off!	Cut off!
`G1581-05`	Luke 3:9	ἐκκόπτεται	ekkoptetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cut down	is being cut off	is being cut off
`G1581-04`	Luke 13:7	ἔκκοψον	ekkopson	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cut it down	Cut off!	Cut off!
`G1581-02`	Luke 13:9	ἐκκόψεις	ekkopseis	`V FUT ACT IND 2P SG`	cut it down	you will cut off	you will cut off
`G1581-01`	Romans 11:22	ἐκκοπήσῃ	ekkopese	`V FUT PASS IND 2P SG`	will be cut off	you will be cut off	will be cut off
`G1581-06`	Romans 11:24	ἐξεκόπης	exekopes	`V AOR PASS IND 2P SG`	were cut out	you were cut off	you were cut off
`G1581-03`	2 Corinthians 11:12	ἐκκόψω	ekkopso	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	I may cut off	I might cut off	I might cut off

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