noun · feminine
apotomias
Greekἀποτομία (apotomia)
Strong’sG663
harshness, severity
stem apotomi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἀποτομία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀποτέμνω, to cut of), [in Sm.: Je 51 (28):35, Na 3:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G663 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ot-om-ee'-ah
(figuratively) decisiveness, i.e. rigor
Fromfrom the base of G664;
King Jamesseverity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apotomias1×ἀποτομία | apotomiais |
| object accusative | apotomian1×ἀποτομίαν | apotomiain |
| direct address vocative | apotomiar | apotomiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apotomiau | apotomiaiu |
| to, for dative | apotomia | apotomiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apotomia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotomias“severity”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 11:22“severity”ide oun chrēstotan kai apotomian theou; epi men toin piptaratoin apotomias, epi de sin chrēstotas theou, ean epimenaseiō ta chrēstota, epei kai sis ekkoptisi.Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
apotomian“severity”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 11:22“severity”ide oun chrēstotan kai apotomian theou; epi men toin piptaratoin apotomias, epi de sin chrēstotas theou, ean epimenaseiō ta chrēstota, epei kai sis ekkoptisi.Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.