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Koine Greek wordlink #14275

SR GNT Mat 21:8 ἔκοπτον (ekopton) ‘road others and were cutting_off branches from the’ Strongs=28750 Lemma=koptō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἔκοπτον (V-IIA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔκοπτον’ (V-IIA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were cutting_off’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘koptō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘having cut_off’, ‘were cutting_off’, ‘were mourning’, ‘will_be mourning’, ‘they were mourning’, ‘you_all mourn’.

Greek words (2) other than ἔκοπτον (V-IIA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘cutting_off’

LUKE 13:9 ἐκκόψεις (ekkopseis) V-IFA2··S Lemma=ekkoptō ‘on_the_other_hand not surely you will_be cutting_off it’ SR GNT Luke 13:9 word 17

OET-LV: 9 and _if on _one _hand it _may _produce fruit in the time coming, on _the _other _hand if not surely you _will _be _cutting_ it _off. (LUK_13:9)

OET-RV: 9 and see if it fruits. If it doesn’t, then certainly you can chop it down.’ ” (LUK 13:9)

GAL 5:12 ἀποκόψονται (apokopsontai) V-IFM3··P Lemma=apokoptō ‘I_wish also will_be cutting_off themselves the ones upsetting you_all’ SR GNT Gal 5:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 I _wish the ones upsetting you _all ˓will˒_ also _be _cutting _off themselves. (GAL_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 I wish that the ones upsetting you people by suggesting cutting off bits would cut it all off. (GAL 5:12)

Key: V=verb