1371. dichotomeó

Lexicon

dichotomeó: To cut in two, to divide

Original Word: διχοτομέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dichotomeó
Pronunciation: dee-khot-om-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-khot-om-eh'-o)
KJV: cut asunder (in sunder)
NASB: cut in pieces
Word Origin: [from a compound of a derivative of G1364 (δίς - twice) and a derivative of temno "to cut"]

1. to bisect
2. (by extension) to flog severely

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut, flog.

From a compound of a derivative of dis and a derivative of temno (to cut); to bisect, i.e. (by extension) to flog severely -- cut asunder (in sunder).

see GREEK dis

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as dichazó and temnó (to cut)
Definition
to cut in two, cut asunder
NASB Translation
cut...in pieces (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1371: διχοτομέω

διχοτομέω, διχοτόμω: future διχοτομήσω; (διχότομος cutting in two); to cut into two parts (Exodus 29:17): Matthew 24:51; Luke 12:46 — in these passages many suppose reference to be made to that most cruel mode of punishment, in use among the Hebrews (1 Samuel 15:33) and other ancient nations (see Winers RWB under the word Lebensstrafen; (B. D. under the word , III. b. 3; especially Wetstein on Matthew, the passage cited)), by which criminals and captives were cut in two. But in the text the words which follow, and which imply that the one thus 'cut asunder' is still surviving, oppose this interpretation; so that here the word is more fitly translated cut up by scourging, scourge severely, (but see Meyer on Matthew, the passage cited). (Occasionally in Greek writings from Plato down.)

Forms and Transliterations

διχοτόμημα διχοτομήματα διχοτομημάτων διχοτομησει διχοτομήσει διχοτομήσεις δίψα δίψαν δίψη δίψης dichotomesei dichotomēsei dichotomḗsei

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 24:51 V-FIA-3S
GRK: καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: and will cut him in pieces and assign
KJV: shall cut him asunder, and appoint
INT: and will cut in pieces him and

Luke 12:46 V-FIA-3S
GRK: γινώσκει καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign
KJV: him in sunder, and
INT: he knows and will cut in two him and

Strong's Greek 1371
2 Occurrences

διχοτομήσει — 2 Occ.