verb
ekkoptomō
Strong’sG1581
I cut out, cut off
stem ekkopt-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐκ-κόπτω,
[in LXX for כָּרַת, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1581 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cut out, knock out, τοὺς γομφίους Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἢν..τωφθαλμὼ᾽ κκοπῇς have your eyes knocked out, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξεκέκοπτο τὴν φωνήν had lost his voice, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 cut [trees] out of a wood, fell, Refs 5th c.BC+; παράδεισον laid waste the park, Refs 1st c.BC+
2.b metaphorically, cut off, make an end of, τοὺς ἄνδρας Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. φενακισμόν, ἱεροσυλίαν, Refs 4th c.BC+; eradicate abuses, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὴν αἰσθητικὴν ἐνέργειαν Refs 4th c.BC+; extirpate, [λύπας] Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, ἡ θρασύτης ἐξεκέκοπτο Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c ἐ. πλοῖα scuttle ships, Refs
3 as military term, beat off, repulse, τὰς ἀκροβολίσεις Refs 5th c.BC+
4 win, in throwing the dice, Refs 4th c.BC+:— passive, to be ruined at play, Refs 5th c.AD+
5 ἐ. θύρας break open, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 cut out or erase an inscription, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὴν χεῖρα NT; cut out, as a surgeon does, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 coin, stamp money, Refs 1st c.BC+
7.b metaphorically, φαντασίαν ἐ. ὡς.. Refs 1st c.BC+ O.; γένη οὐκ ἐκκοπτόμενα ἰδίοις τέλεσι genders not marked by different terminations, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐ. ἀναφθέγματα coin expressions, Refs 1st c.BC+
8 hinder, bring to a stop, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II intransitive, pause, come to a stop, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekkoptotōἐκκόπτεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | cut down | 3× |
| ekkoptasiἐκκόψεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | cut … down | 1× |
| ekkoptisiἐκκοπήσῃ | will happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singular | cut off | 1× |
| ekkoptisaἐξεκόπης | happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular | cut off | 1× |
| ekkoptameiaἐκκόψω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | deny | 1× |
| ekkoptasarἔκκοψον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | cut … off | 3× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptamō | ekkoptame | ekkoptami | ekkoptama | ekkoptamē | ekkoptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptasō | ekkoptase | ekkoptasi1×ἐκκόψεις | ekkoptasa | ekkoptasē | ekkoptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptatō | ekkoptate | ekkoptati | ekkoptata | ekkoptatē | ekkoptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptanō | ekkoptane | ekkoptani | ekkoptana | ekkoptanē | ekkoptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptavō | ekkoptave | ekkoptavi | ekkoptava | ekkoptavē | ekkoptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptalō | ekkoptale | ekkoptali | ekkoptala | ekkoptalē | ekkoptalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptomō | ekkoptome | ekkoptomē | ekkoptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptosō | ekkoptose | ekkoptosē | ekkoptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptotō3×ἐκκόπτεται | ekkoptote | ekkoptotē | ekkoptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptonō | ekkoptone | ekkoptonē | ekkoptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptovō | ekkoptove | ekkoptovē | ekkoptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptolō | ekkoptole | ekkoptolē | ekkoptolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptimi | ekkoptima |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptisi1×ἐκκοπήσῃ | ekkoptisa1×ἐξεκόπης |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptiti | ekkoptita |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptini | ekkoptina |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptivi | ekkoptiva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptili | ekkoptila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptameiō | ekkoptameia1×ἐκκόψω | ekkoptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptaseiō | ekkoptaseia | ekkoptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptateiō | ekkoptateia | ekkoptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptaneiō | ekkoptaneia | ekkoptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptaveiō | ekkoptaveia | ekkoptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptaleiō | ekkoptaleia | ekkoptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptomeiō | ekkoptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptoseiō | ekkoptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptoteiō | ekkoptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptoneiō | ekkoptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptoveiō | ekkoptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptoleiō | ekkoptoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptiteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptasōr | ekkoptasar3×ἔκκοψον | ekkoptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptatōr | ekkoptatar | ekkoptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptavōr | ekkoptavar | ekkoptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptalōr | ekkoptalar | ekkoptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptosōr | ekkoptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptotōr | ekkoptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptovōr | ekkoptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptolōr | ekkoptolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptivar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptamoiō | ekkoptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptasoiō | ekkoptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptatoiō | ekkoptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptanoiō | ekkoptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptavoiō | ekkoptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptaloiō | ekkoptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkoptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkoptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkoptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkoptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkoptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkoptiloia |
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 | ekkoptarō | ekkoptari | ekkoptara | ekkoptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekkoptorō | ekkoptorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekkoptiri | ekkoptira |
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 | ekkoptarōntos | ekkoptarintos | ekkoptarantos | ekkoptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekkoptorōntos | ekkoptorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekkoptirintos | ekkoptirantos |
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
ekkopt 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekkoptotō“cut down”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 3:10… oun dendrem mē poiarōntem karpon kalon ekkoptotō kai eis purem balotō.… not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:19pantem dendrem mē poiarōntem karpon kalon ekkoptotō kai eis purem balotō.… does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Luke 3:9… oun dendrem mē poiarōntem karpon kalon ekkoptotō kai eis purem balotō.… not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
ekkoptasi“cut … down”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 13:9… eis tem mellarōntem ei de mēge, ekkoptasi autan.… fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
ekkoptisi“cut off”will happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 11:22… epimenaseiō ta chrēstota, epei kai sis ekkoptisi.… kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
ekkoptisa“cut off”happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 11:24“cut off”… gar sis ek tau kata fusian ekkoptisa agrielaiau kai para fusian enkentrizisa eis …For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that …
ekkoptameia“deny”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:12“deny”Hem de poiamō kai poiami, hina ekkoptameia tan aforman toiu thelarōntoiu aforman, hina …But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of …
ekkoptasar“cut … off”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular3×
Matthew 5:30… tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai balasar apo su, sumferatō …… right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is …
Matthew 18:8… ē tos podos su skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar auton kai balasar apo su; kalem …… your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is …
Luke 13:7… ta suka houta kai ouk heuriskamō; ekkoptasar autan; hinati kai tan gēan katargatō?… tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the …