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Lexicon :: Strong's G1581 - ekkoptō

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ἐκκόπτω
Transliteration
ekkoptō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-kop'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:857,453

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκκόπτω ekkóptō, ek-kop'-to; from G1537 and G2875; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate:—cut down (off, out), hew down, hinder.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G1581 in the following manner: cut off (4x), hewn down (3x), cut down (2x), cut out (1x), be hindered (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G1581 in the following manner: cut off (4x), hewn down (3x), cut down (2x), cut out (1x), be hindered (1x).

  1. to cut out, cut off

    1. of a tree

  2. metaph. to cut off occasion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκκόπτω ekkóptō, ek-kop'-to; from G1537 and G2875; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate:—cut down (off, out), hew down, hinder.
STRONGS G1581:
ἐκκόπτω: future ἐκκόψω; 1 aorist imperative ἔκκοψον, subjunctive ἐκκόψω; [passive, present ἐκκόπτομαι]; 2 aorist ἐξεκόπην; 2 future ἐκκοπήσομαι; to cut out, cut off;
a. properly: of a tree, Matthew 3:10; Matthew 7:19; Luke 3:9; Luke 13:7, 9 (Herodotus 9, 97, etc.); a hand, an eye: Matthew 5:30; Matthew 18:8, (τὸν ὀφθαλμόν, Demosthenes, p. 744 (13) 17); passive ἔκ τινος, a branch from a tree, Romans 11:22, 24.
b. figuratively: τὴν ἀφορμήν, to cut off occasion, 2 Corinthians 11:12, (τὴν ἐλπίδα, Job 19:10). In 1 Peter 3:7 read ἐγκόπτεσθαι; see ἐγκόπτω.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
19:10
Matthew
3:10; 5:30; 7:19; 18:8
Luke
3:9; 13:7; 13:9
Romans
11:22; 11:24
2 Corinthians
11:12
1 Peter
3:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1581 matches the Greek ἐκκόπτω (ekkoptō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:30 - And if your hand—even your stronger hand[fn]—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:19 - So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:8 - So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:7 - Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:9 - If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - You, by nature, were a branch cut from a wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the original branches back into the tree where they belong.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:12 - But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.
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