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Notes: The meanings of κόπτομαι and κοπετός in Domain 52 differ from related meanings in Domain 23 Physiological Processes and States and Domain 25 Attitudes and Emotions, since the expressions of grief in RV LUK 8:52 · LV LUK 8:52 · Read together LUK 8:52 and RV ACT 8:2 · LV ACT 8:2 · Read together ACT 8:2 reflect a form of ritualized and institutionalized mourning.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: κοπετός; -οῦ

Related lemmas: κόπτω

Sense 1: mourning, lamentation

Semantic entry: 52.1

Semantic domains: Funerals and Burial

Definition: beating the breast and lamenting as an expression of sorrow{N:001}

Notes: In a number of languages it is entirely impossible to use an expression such as ‘to beat the breast’ in referring to mourning or grief, since ‘to beat the breast’ is often employed as a gesture of self-congratulation or pride in accomplishment. In a number of instances the closest equivalent of ‘to beat the breast’ is ‘to beat the head’ or even ‘to pull out the hair.’

ACT 8:2: RV ACT 8:2 · LV ACT 8:2 · Read together ACT 8:2

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OET-RV ACT 8:2

2 (Some godly men buried Stefanos with loud wailing.)

OET-LV ACT 8:2

2 And devout men buried the Stefanos, and they _made great lamentation over him.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κοπετός

Form 1

Sense 1: mourning, lamentation