ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΩ, περικοπτω
PERIKOPTŌ, perikoptō
Sounds Like: peh-ree-KOP-toh
Translations: to cut around, to cut off, to circumcise
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and the verb κόπτω (kopto), meaning 'to cut' or 'to strike'. Therefore, it literally means 'to cut around'. In a general sense, it refers to the act of cutting something off from all sides or completely removing it by cutting. It is notably used in a figurative sense to mean 'to circumcise', referring to the religious practice of cutting off the foreskin.
Inflection: First person singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G4060 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΚΟΠΤΕΝ — he was cutting around, he was cutting off, he was circumcising, he was hindering
- ΠΕΡΙΕΚΟΨΑΝ — they cut off, they cut around, they cut away, they amputated, they curtailed
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΚΟΠΤΟ — cut around, cut off, cut down, laid waste, circumcised
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΚΟΦΕΝΑΙ — to cut off, to cut around, to circumcise, to mutilate
- ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΕΝΤΕΣ — having been cut off, having been cut away, having been cut around, circumcised, those who have been cut off
- ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΕΙΝ — to cut around, to cut off, to amputate, to circumcise
- ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΟ — to cut around, to cut off, to circumcise, to amputate
- ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΤΟΝΤΕΣ — cutting around, cutting off, amputating, circumcising
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