UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: harshly

Semantic entry: 88.74

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Kindness, Harshness

Definition: (derivative of ἀποτομία ‘to show harshness,’ 88.73: ἀποτομία) pertaining to acting or dealing harshly with someone

Notes: In some languages the equivalent of ἀποτομία (88.73: ἀποτομία) or ἀποτόμως is a negative expression combined with showing kindness, and therefore one may translate ‘to refuse to show kindness.’ In a number of circumstances, however, the equivalent of ἀποτομία or ἀποτόμως is a highly idiomatic expression, for example, ‘to refuse to look at,’ ‘to frown upon,’ or ‘to push aside.’