ΓΛΩΤΤΟΤΟΜΗΣΑΙ, γλωττοτομησαι
GLŌTTOTOMĒSAI, glōttotomēsai
Sounds Like: gloh-toh-toh-MEH-sai
Translations: to cut out the tongue, to cut off the tongue
From the root: ΓΛΩΤΤΑ, ΤΕΜΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning 'to cut out the tongue' or 'to cut off the tongue'. It refers to the act of surgically removing or severing the tongue. It is used in a general sense to describe this specific action.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G1100 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5114 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 12:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 12:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΛΩΤΤΑ, ΤΕΜΝΩ.
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.
- ΓΛΩΤΤΟΤΟΜΕΩ — to cut out the tongue, to cut off the tongue
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