2875. koptó

Lexicon

koptó: To cut, to strike, to mourn

Original Word: κόπτω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: koptó
Pronunciation: kop-to'
Phonetic Spelling: (kop'-to)
Definition: To cut, to strike, to mourn
Meaning: (a) I cut, cut off, strike, smite, (b) mid: I beat my breast or head in lamentation, lament, mourn, sometimes with acc. of person whose loss is mourned.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cut down, strike

A primary verb; to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief -- cut down, lament, mourn, (be-)wail. Compare the base of tomoteros.

see GREEK tomoteros

HELPS Word-studies

2875 kóptō – properly, to cut; be incised (struck), resulting in severance ("being cut off"); (figuratively) to mourn (lament) with a cutting sense of personal, tragic loss, i.e. "cut to the heart."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from a prim. root kop-
Definition
to cut (off), strike, by ext. to mourn
NASB Translation
cut (1), cutting (1), lament (1), lamenting (1), mourn (3), mourning (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2875: κόπτω

κόπτω: imperfect 3 person plural ἔκοπτον; 1 aorist participle κοψας (Mark 11:8 T Tr text WH); middle, imperfect ἐκοπτομην; future κόψομαι; 1 aorist ἐκοψαμην; (from Homer down); to cut, strike, smite (the Sept. for הִכָּה, כָּרַת, etc.): τί ἀπό or ἐκ τίνος, to cut from, cut off, Matthew 21:8; Mark 11:8. Middle to beat one's breast for grief, Latinplango (R. V. mourn): (Aeschylus Pers. 683; Plato, others; the Sept. often so for סָפַד); τινα, to mourn or bewail one (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 1 γ.): Luke 8:52; Luke 23:27, (Genesis 23:2; 1 Samuel 25:1, etc.; Aristophanes, Lysias, 396; Anthol. 11, 135, 1); ἐπί τινα, Revelation 1:7; ( T Tr WH) (2 Samuel 11:26); ἐπί τινα, Revelation 18:9 (R G L), cf. Zechariah 12:10. (Compare: ἀνακόπτω, ἀποκόπτω, ἐκκόπτω, ἐνκόπτω, κατακόπτω, προκόπτω, προσκόπτω. Synonym: cf. θρηνέω.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H5594 סָפַד (saphad): To wail, lament
• H1058 בָּכָה (bakah): To weep, cry, mourn

These Hebrew terms parallel the Greek κόπτω in their depiction of mourning and lamentation, reflecting similar cultural practices of expressing sorrow in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The verb κόπτω is used in the New Testament to describe both physical actions, such as cutting or striking, and emotional expressions of grief, such as mourning or lamenting.

Context: The Greek verb κόπτω appears in various contexts within the New Testament, illustrating both literal and figurative uses. In its literal sense, κόπτω can refer to the act of cutting or striking, as seen in agricultural or martial contexts. However, its more prevalent usage in the New Testament is metaphorical, describing the act of mourning or lamentation.

In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, mourning was often expressed through physical gestures such as beating the breast or cutting oneself, which is reflected in the use of κόπτω. This verb captures the intensity of grief and sorrow experienced by individuals or groups in response to loss or calamity.

Notable occurrences of κόπτω in the New Testament include:

• Matthew 11:17 (BSB): "‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’" Here, κόπτω is used to describe the expected response of mourning to a dirge, highlighting the cultural practices of expressing grief.

• Revelation 18:9 (BSB): "Then the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning." In this apocalyptic vision, κόπτω conveys the lamentation of the kings over the fall of Babylon, symbolizing profound loss and despair.

The use of κόπτω in the New Testament underscores the depth of human emotion in the face of tragedy and the cultural expressions of mourning that were prevalent in biblical times. It serves as a reminder of the shared human experience of grief and the ways in which it is outwardly manifested.

Forms and Transliterations

εκκόψωμεν εκοπτον έκοπτον ἔκοπτον εκοπτοντο εκόπτοντο ἐκόπτοντο έκοψα έκοψαν εκόψαντο εκοψασθε εκόψασθε ἐκόψασθε εκόψατο έκοψε έκοψέ κεκομμένον κεκομμένω κοπής κοπήσονται κοπήτω κόπτειν κόπτεσθε κόπτετε κοπτόμενοι κόπτονται κ'οπτοντες κόπτοντες κόπτοντος κόπτουσι κόπτων κόπωσις κόψαι κοψαντες κόψαντες κόψασθαι κόψασθε κόψατε κοψάτωσάν κόψει κόψεις κόψεσθε κόψεται κόψη κόψησθε κόψομεν κοψονται κόψονται κόψονταί κόψωμεν κόψωσιν ekopsasthe ekópsasthe ekopton ékopton ekoptonto ekóptonto kopsantes kópsantes kopsontai kópsontai

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 11:17 V-AIM-2P
GRK: καὶ οὐκ ἐκόψασθε
NAS: we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
KJV: ye have not lamented.
INT: and not you did wail

Matthew 21:8 V-IIA-3P
GRK: ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ
NAS: and others were cutting branches
KJV: the way; others cut down branches from
INT: others moreover were cutting down branches from

Matthew 24:30 V-FIM-3P
GRK: καὶ τότε κόψονται πᾶσαι αἱ
NAS: of the earth will mourn, and they will see
KJV: of the earth mourn, and
INT: and then will mourn all the

Mark 11:8 V-APA-NMP
GRK: δὲ στιβάδας κόψαντες ἐκ τῶν
NAS: [spread] leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
KJV: and others cut down branches off
INT: moreover branches having cut down from the

Luke 8:52 V-IIM-3P
GRK: πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν ὁ
NAS: weeping and lamenting for her; but He said,
KJV: wept, and bewailed her: but
INT: all and mourning for her

Luke 23:27 V-IIM-3P
GRK: γυναικῶν αἳ ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν
NAS: who were mourning and lamenting
KJV: which also bewailed and lamented
INT: of women who were mourning and lamenting for

Revelation 1:7 V-FIM-3P
GRK: ἐξεκέντησαν καὶ κόψονται ἐπ' αὐτὸν
NAS: of the earth will mourn over
KJV: of the earth shall wail because
INT: pierced and will wail on account of him

Revelation 18:9 V-FIM-3P
GRK: κλαύσουσιν καὶ κόψονται ἐπ' αὐτὴν
NAS: with her, will weep and lament over
KJV: her, and lament for her,
INT: will weep for and will wail for her

Strong's Greek 2875
8 Occurrences

ἐκόψασθε — 1 Occ.
ἔκοπτον — 1 Occ.
ἐκόπτοντο — 2 Occ.
κόψαντες — 1 Occ.
κόψονται — 3 Occ.