ΧΕΙΡΟΚΟΠΗΣΑΙ, χειροκοπησαι
CHEIROKOPĒSAI, cheirokopēsai
Sounds Like: kheh-ee-ro-ko-PEH-sai
Translations: to cut off the hand, to mutilate, to maim
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΚΟΠΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'χείρ' (hand) and 'κόπτω' (to cut). It means to cut off the hand or to mutilate, specifically by cutting off a limb. It describes a violent act of dismemberment or severe injury.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5499 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΙΡΟΚΟΠΕΩ.
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.
- ΧΕΙΡΟΚΟΠΗΣΑΣ — having cut off, having cut down, having mutilated, having amputated
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