verb
koptemō
Greekκόπτω (koptō)
Strong’sG2875
I cut off, mourn
stem kopt-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κόπτω,
[in LXX for כּרת, ספד, נכה hi., etc.;]
SYN.: θρηνέω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2875 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkop'-to
to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief
Froma primary verb;
King Jamescut down, lament, mourn, (be-)wail.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| koptaleἔκοπτον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | cut | 1× |
| kopteleἐκόπτοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | mourning | 2× |
| kopteliκόψονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | mourn | 3× |
| koptevaἐκόψασθε | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | mourn | 1× |
| koptaratoisκόψαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | cut | 1× |
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, 7 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 | koptamō | koptame | koptami | koptama | koptamē | koptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | koptasō | koptase | koptasi | koptasa | koptasē | koptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptatō | koptate | koptati | koptata | koptatē | koptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | koptanō | koptane | koptani | koptana | koptanē | koptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptavō | koptave | koptavi | koptava | koptavē | koptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | koptalō | koptale1×ἔκοπτον | koptali | koptala | koptalē | koptalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koptemō | kopteme | koptemi | koptema | koptemē | koptemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | koptesō | koptese | koptesi | koptesa | koptesē | kopteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptetō | koptete | kopteti | kopteta | koptetē | koptetelē |
| we 1st person plural | koptenō | koptene | kopteni | koptena | koptenē | koptenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptevō | kopteve | koptevi | kopteva1×ἐκόψασθε | koptevē | koptevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | koptelō | koptele2×ἐκόπτοντο | kopteli3×κόψονται | koptela | koptelē | koptelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koptameiō | koptameia | koptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | koptaseiō | koptaseia | koptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptateiō | koptateia | koptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | koptaneiō | koptaneia | koptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptaveiō | koptaveia | koptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | koptaleiō | koptaleia | koptaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koptemeiō | koptemeia | koptemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kopteseiō | kopteseia | kopteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kopteteiō | kopteteia | kopteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kopteneiō | kopteneia | kopteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kopteveiō | kopteveia | kopteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kopteleiō | kopteleia | kopteleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | koptasōr | koptasar | koptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptatōr | koptatar | koptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptavōr | koptavar | koptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | koptalōr | koptalar | koptalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | koptesōr | koptesar | koptesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptetōr | koptetar | koptetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptevōr | koptevar | koptevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | koptelōr | koptelar | koptelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koptamoiō | koptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | koptasoiō | koptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptatoiō | koptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | koptanoiō | koptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptavoiō | koptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | koptaloiō | koptaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koptemoiō | koptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | koptesoiō | koptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koptetoiō | koptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | koptenoiō | koptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | koptevoiō | koptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kopteloiō | kopteloia |
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 | koptarō | koptari | koptara | koptarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kopterō | kopteri | koptera | kopterē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | koptarōtos | koptaritos | koptaratos1× | koptarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kopterōtos | kopteritos | kopteratos | kopterētos |
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
kopt 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
koptale“cut”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 21:8“cut”tos de pollotatos ochlos strōnnuala heautoiu teim himatieim en ta hoda, allois de koptale kladoin apo teiu dendreiu kai strōnnuale en ta hoda.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
koptele“mourning”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 8:52“mourning for”klaiale de pantois kai koptele autan. tos de legata; Mē klaiavōr, ouk gar apothnēskata alla katheudatō.Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
Luke 23:27“mourning”Akolouthate de auto pollem plēthem tou laou kai gunaikaiu hais koptele kai thrēnale auton.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
kopteli“mourn”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 24:30“mourn”kai tote fainiti tem sēmem tou huiou tou anthrōpou en to ourano, kai tote kopteli pantais tais fulais tau gēau kai horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou ercherōton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou meta dunamiau kai doxau pollau;At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Revelation 1:7“mourn”Idou erchetō meta taiu nefelaiu, kai horeti auton pantos ofthalmos kai hotinois auton ekkentala, kai kopteli epi auton pantais tais fulais tau gēau. nai, amēn.Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him — even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 18:9“mourn”Kai klaiali kai kopteli epi autan tois basilevois tau gēau tois meta autau porneuaratois kai strēniaratois, hotan blepaleiō ton kapnon tau purōsiau autau,Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
kopteva“mourn”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 11:17“mourn”legalō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk kopteva;‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
koptaratois“cut”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 11:8“cut”kai pollois teim himatieim autoiu strōnnuala eis tan hodan, allois de stibadain koptaratois ek toiu agroiu.Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.