Strong's Concordance apotomós: abruptly, curtly Original Word: ἀποτόμωςPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: apotomós Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ot-om'-oce) Short Definition: sharply, severely Definition: sharply, severely. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 664: ἀποτόμωςἀποτόμως, adverb (cf. ἀποτομία); a. abruptly, precipitously. b. tropically, sharply, severely (cf. our curtly): Titus 1:13; 2 Corinthians 13:10. On the adjective ἀπότομος cf. Grimm on Sap., p. 121 (who in illustration of its use in Wis. 5:20, 22 Wis. 6:5, 11 Wis. 11:10 Wis. 12:9 Wis. 18:15, refers to the similar metaphorically, use in Diodorus 2, 57; Longinus, de sublim. 27; and the use of the Latinabscisus in Valerius Maximus, 2, 7, 14, etc.; see also Polb. 17, 11, 2; Polycarp, ad Phil. 6, 1 [ET]). Adverb from a derivative of a comparative of apo and temno (to cut); abruptly, i.e. Peremptorily -- sharply(-ness). see GREEK apo Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 6642 Occurrences ἀποτόμως — 2 Occ. 2 Corinthians 13:10 Adv GRK: παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι κατὰ NAS: I [need] not use severity, in accordance KJV: I should use sharpness, according INT: being present not with severity I might treat [you] according to Titus 1:13 Adv |
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