UBS Greek Dictionary Article

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: verb

Sense 1: to cut

Semantic entry: 19.17

Semantic domains: Physical Impact

Subdomains: Pierce, Cut

Definition: to cut, by means of a sharp-edged instrument (for example, knife, sword, or ax)

Notes: In a number of languages important distinctions are made for various types of cutting. For example, terms referring to the cutting of flesh may be different from those involving wood or stone. Similarly, important distinctions may be made as to whether there is simply an incision by cutting or whether a particular object is cut in two or cut off.

MAT 21:8: RV MAT 21:8 · LV MAT 21:8 · Read together MAT 21:8

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OET-RV MAT 21:8

8 Then some people in the huge crowd spread their coats on the road, while others cut branches off trees and spread them on the road.

OET-LV MAT 21:8

8 And the very _great crowd spread the coats of _themselves on the road, and others were _cutting _off branches from the trees, and were _spreading them on the road.

MRK 11:8: RV MRK 11:8 · LV MRK 11:8 · Read together MRK 11:8

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OET-RV MRK 11:8

8 As Yeshua rode it into Yerushalem, many people laid their coats on the road, while others lay down leafy branches cut from trees in nearby fields.

OET-LV MRK 11:8

8 And many spread the coats of _them on the road, and others leafy _branches having _cut _off from the fields.

Sense 2: to mourn, to lament, to beat the breast, mourning, lamentation

Semantic entry: 52.1

Semantic domains: Funerals and Burial

Definition: to beat the breast and lament 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.’

Forms: κόπτομαι

MAT 11:17: RV MAT 11:17 · LV MAT 11:17 · Read together MAT 11:17

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OET-RV MAT 11:17