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verb

ekkoptimō

Greekἐκκόπτω (ekkoptō)

Strong’sG1581

I cut out, cut off

stem ekkopt-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

cut downcut offcut … downcut … offdeny

What it means

ἐκ-κόπτω,

[in LXX for כָּרַת, etc.;]

to cut out, cut off, cut down: of a hand, foot, Mt 5:30 18:8; a tree, Mt 3:10 7:19 Lk 3:9 13:7, 9; fig., of a branch, Ro 11:22; seq. ἐκ, Ro 11:24; metaph., τ. ἀφορμήν (cf. Jb 19:10 ἐλπίδα), II Co 11:12.†

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

Saidek-kop'-to

to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate

Fromfrom G1537 and G2875;

King Jamescut down (off, out), hew down, hinder.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
ekkoptitōἐκκόπτεταιhappening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singularcut down
ekkoptasiἐκκόψειςwill happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singularcut … down
ekkoptisiἐκκοπήσῃwill happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singularcut off
ekkoptisaἐξεκόπηςhappened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singularcut off
ekkoptameiaἐκκόψωhappened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singulardeny
ekkoptasarἔκκοψονhappened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singularcut … off

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularekkoptamōekkoptameekkoptamiekkoptamaekkoptamēekkoptamelē
you 2nd person singularekkoptasōekkoptaseekkoptasiἐκκόψειςekkoptasaekkoptasēekkoptaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptatōekkoptateekkoptatiekkoptataekkoptatēekkoptatelē
we 1st person pluralekkoptanōekkoptaneekkoptaniekkoptanaekkoptanēekkoptanelē
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptavōekkoptaveekkoptaviekkoptavaekkoptavēekkoptavelē
they 3rd person pluralekkoptalōekkoptaleekkoptaliekkoptalaekkoptalēekkoptalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularekkoptimōekkoptimeekkoptimiekkoptimaekkoptimēekkoptimelē
you 2nd person singularekkoptisōekkoptiseekkoptisiἐκκοπήσῃekkoptisaἐξεκόπηςekkoptisēekkoptiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptitōἐκκόπτεταιekkoptiteekkoptitiekkoptitaekkoptitēekkoptitelē
we 1st person pluralekkoptinōekkoptineekkoptiniekkoptinaekkoptinēekkoptinelē
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptivōekkoptiveekkoptiviekkoptivaekkoptivēekkoptivelē
they 3rd person pluralekkoptilōekkoptileekkoptiliekkoptilaekkoptilēekkoptilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularekkoptameiōekkoptameiaἐκκόψωekkoptameiē
you 2nd person singularekkoptaseiōekkoptaseiaekkoptaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptateiōekkoptateiaekkoptateiē
we 1st person pluralekkoptaneiōekkoptaneiaekkoptaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptaveiōekkoptaveiaekkoptaveiē
they 3rd person pluralekkoptaleiōekkoptaleiaekkoptaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularekkoptimeiōekkoptimeiaekkoptimeiē
you 2nd person singularekkoptiseiōekkoptiseiaekkoptiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptiteiōekkoptiteiaekkoptiteiē
we 1st person pluralekkoptineiōekkoptineiaekkoptineiē
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptiveiōekkoptiveiaekkoptiveiē
they 3rd person pluralekkoptileiōekkoptileiaekkoptileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularekkoptasōrekkoptasarἔκκοψονekkoptasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptatōrekkoptatarekkoptatēr
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptavōrekkoptavarekkoptavēr
they 3rd person pluralekkoptalōrekkoptalarekkoptalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularekkoptisōrekkoptisarekkoptisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptitōrekkoptitarekkoptitēr
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptivōrekkoptivarekkoptivēr
they 3rd person pluralekkoptilōrekkoptilarekkoptilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularekkoptamoiōekkoptamoia
you 2nd person singularekkoptasoiōekkoptasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptatoiōekkoptatoia
we 1st person pluralekkoptanoiōekkoptanoia
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptavoiōekkoptavoia
they 3rd person pluralekkoptaloiōekkoptaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularekkoptimoiōekkoptimoia
you 2nd person singularekkoptisoiōekkoptisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkoptitoiōekkoptitoia
we 1st person pluralekkoptinoiōekkoptinoia
ye 2nd person pluralekkoptivoiōekkoptivoia
they 3rd person pluralekkoptiloiōekkoptiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkoptarōekkoptariekkoptaraekkoptarē
acted on passive voiceekkoptirōekkoptiriekkoptiraekkoptirē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkoptarōtosekkoptaritosekkoptaratosekkoptarētos
acted on passive voiceekkoptirōtosekkoptiritosekkoptiratosekkoptirētos

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
ekkoptstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekkoptitō“cut down”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 3:10“cut down”ēdē de tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 7:19“cut down”pantem dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Luke 3:9“cut down”ēdē de kai tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

ekkoptasi“cut … down”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular

Luke 13:9“cut … down”kan men poiateia karpon eis tem mellarōtem ei de mēge, ekkoptasi autan.If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

ekkoptisi“cut off”will happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singular

Romans 11:22“cut off”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.

ekkoptisa“cut off”happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular

Romans 11:24“cut off”ei gar sis ek tau kata fusian ekkoptisa agrielaiau kai para fusian enkentrizisa eis kallielaian, pose mallon houtois tois kata fusian enkentrizili ta idia elaia.For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

ekkoptameia“deny”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 11:12“deny”Hem de poiamō kai poiami, hina ekkoptameia tan aforman toiu thelarōtoiu aforman, hina en he kauchelō heuriskileia kathōs kai nis.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 which they boast.

ekkoptasar“cut … off”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular

Matthew 5:30“cut … off”kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su eis geennan aperchateia.And if your right hand 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 depart into hell.

Matthew 18:8“cut … off”Ei de tas cheiras su ē tos podos su skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar auton kai ballasar apo su; kalem si atō eiserchara eis tan zōan kullon ē chōlon, ē duo cheirain ē duo podoin echarōton ballira eis tem purem tem aiōniem.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

Luke 13:7“cut … down”legata de pros ton ampelourgon; Idou treis eteim apo hou erchemō zētarōtos karpon en ta suka houta kai ouk heuriskamō; ekkoptasar autan; hinati kai tan gēan katargatō?So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’