verb
dichotomamō
Greekδιχοτομέω (dichotomeō)
Strong’sG1371
I cut in two, scourge severely
stem dichotom-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
διχοτομέω, -ῶ
(< διχοτόμος, < δίχα, τέμνω), [in LXX: Ex 29:17 (נתח pi.);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1371 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-khot-om-eh'-o
to bisect, i.e. (by extension) to flog severely
Fromfrom a compound of a derivative of G1364 and a derivative of τέμνω (to cut);
King Jamescut asunder (in sunder).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dichotomatiδιχοτομήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | cut … inpieces | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dichotomamō | dichotomame | dichotomami | dichotomama | dichotomamē | dichotomamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dichotomasō | dichotomase | dichotomasi | dichotomasa | dichotomasē | dichotomaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dichotomatō | dichotomate | dichotomati2×διχοτομήσει | dichotomata | dichotomatē | dichotomatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dichotomanō | dichotomane | dichotomani | dichotomana | dichotomanē | dichotomanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dichotomavō | dichotomave | dichotomavi | dichotomava | dichotomavē | dichotomavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dichotomalō | dichotomale | dichotomali | dichotomala | dichotomalē | dichotomalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dichotomameiō | dichotomameia | dichotomameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dichotomaseiō | dichotomaseia | dichotomaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dichotomateiō | dichotomateia | dichotomateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dichotomaneiō | dichotomaneia | dichotomaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dichotomaveiō | dichotomaveia | dichotomaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dichotomaleiō | dichotomaleia | dichotomaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dichotomasōr | dichotomasar | dichotomasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dichotomatōr | dichotomatar | dichotomatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dichotomavōr | dichotomavar | dichotomavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dichotomalōr | dichotomalar | dichotomalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dichotomamoiō | dichotomamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dichotomasoiō | dichotomasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dichotomatoiō | dichotomatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dichotomanoiō | dichotomanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dichotomavoiō | dichotomavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dichotomaloiō | dichotomaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dichotomarō | dichotomari | dichotomara | dichotomarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dichotomarōtos | dichotomaritos | dichotomaratos | dichotomarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dichotom 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
dichotomati“cut … inpieces”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 24:51“cut … inpieces”kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu hupokritoiu tithati; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.[’’]
Luke 12:46“cut … inpieces”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō, kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu apistoiu tithati.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.