Strong's G1371 · Greek

διχοτομέω

dichotomeo · dee-khot-om-eh'-o

from a compound of a derivative of 1364 and a derivative of temno (to cut); to bisect, i.e. (by extension) to flog severely

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

διχοτομέω (G1371)

2 διχοτομέω , -ῶ ( διχοτόμος , δίχα , τέμνω ), [in LXX: Ex 29:17 ( נתח pi.) ;] to cut in two, cut asunder : perh. metaph. of severe scourging (but v. Meyer on Mt, l.c., and cf. I Ki 15:33 , II Ki 12:31 , He 11:37 ), Mt 24:51 , Lk 12:46 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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