Lexical Summary katatomē: concision, mutilation Original Word: κατατομήTransliteration: katatomē Phonetic Spelling: (kat-at-om-ay') Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: concision, mutilation Meaning: concision, mutilation Strong's Concordance mutilation, cutting in piecesFrom a compound of kata and temno (to cut); a cutting down (off), i.e. Mutilation (ironically) -- concision. Compare apokopto. see GREEK kata see GREEK apokopto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2699: κατατομήκατατομή, κατατομης, ἡ (from κατατέμνω (cf. κατά, III. 4) to cut up, mutilate), mutilation (Latinconcisio): Philippians 3:2, where Paul sarcastically alludes to the word περιτομή which follows in Philippians 3:3; as though he would say, Keep your eye on that boasted circumcision, or to call it by its true name 'concision' or 'mutilation.' Cf. the similar passage, Galatians 5:12; see ἀποκόπτω. |
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