Katakóptō — G2629

Definition

verb

to chop down, i.e. mangle

1. to cut up, cut to pieces
2. to beat, bruise

Usually translated as

cut

Origin

from G2596 and G2875

• katá (G2596)
• kóptō (G2875)

Occurrences

Katakóptō occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1)

• Mark 5:5 — And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting (κατακόπτων) himself with stones.