ἈΠΟΤΕΜΕΙΝ, ἀποτεμειν
APOTEMEIN, apotemein
Sounds Like: ah-po-TEH-main
Translations: to cut off, to sever, to amputate
From the root: ἈΠΟΤΕΜΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb τέμνω (temnō), meaning 'to cut'. In its infinitive form, it means 'to cut off' or 'to sever'. It is used to describe the action of separating something by cutting, often with a sense of removal or detachment, such as cutting off a limb or severing a connection.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0610 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΤΕΜΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΤΕΜΕ — cut off, cut away, sever, amputate
- ἈΠΟΤΕΜΝΕΙΝ — to cut off, to sever, to amputate
- ἈΠΟΤΕΜΝΟΜΕΝΗΝ — cut off, being cut off, severed, being severed, amputated, being amputated
- ἈΠΟΤΟΜΩΣ — sharply, severely, abruptly, sternly, cuttingly
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