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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 663. ἀποτομία (apotomia) -- Severity, sharpness, abruptness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/663.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/9-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/663.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 663</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/662.htm" title="662">◄</a> 663. apotomia <a href="../greek/664.htm" title="664">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">apotomia: Severity, sharpness, abruptness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀποτομία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apotomia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-po-toh-MEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-ot-om-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Severity, sharpness, abruptness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: sheerness, of a rock), abruptness, harshness, severity, rigor.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἀποτέμνω (apotemnō), meaning "to cut off" or "to sever."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "apotomia," the concept of divine severity can be related to Hebrew terms like "חָרוֹן" (charon, meaning "fury" or "wrath") and "שֶׁבֶר" (sheber, meaning "breaking" or "destruction").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "apotomia" is used to describe a sense of severity or strictness. It conveys the idea of something being cut off sharply or abruptly, often in the context of judgment or discipline. In the New Testament, it is used to illustrate the sternness of God's actions or decisions, particularly in contrast to His kindness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of severity was often associated with authority and discipline. Leaders and rulers were expected to exercise severity when necessary to maintain order and justice. In the Jewish context, the idea of God's severity was understood in light of His holiness and justice, which demanded righteousness and obedience from His people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/575.htm">apo</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/664.htm">apotomós</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sharpness, steepness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>severity (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 663: ἀποτομία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀποτομία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποτομιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (the nature of that which is <span class="greek2">ἀπότομος</span>, cut off, abrupt, precipitous like a cliff, rough; from <span class="greek2">ἀποτέμνω</span>), properly, <span class="accented">sharpness</span> (differing from <span class="greek2">ἀποτομή</span> a cutting off, a segment); <span class="accented">severity, roughness, rigor</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a> (where opposed to <span class="greek2">χρηστότης</span>, as in <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, de book educ. c. 18 to <span class="greek2">πραότης</span>, in <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span> 8, 61 to <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπιεικές</span>, and in <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, p. 591 (except 83 (fragment 50:32, 27, 3 Dindorf)) to <span class="greek2">ἡμερότης</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>severity. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/664.htm">apotomos</a>; (figuratively) decisiveness, i.e. Rigor -- severity. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/664.htm">apotomos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αποτομια ἀποτομία αποτομιαν αποτομίαν ἀποτομίαν apotomia apotomía apotomian apotomían<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/11-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χρηστότητα καὶ <b>ἀποτομίαν</b> θεοῦ ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the kindness <span class="itali">and severity</span> of God;<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the goodness and <span class="itali">severity</span> of God: on<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] kindness and <span class="itali">severity</span> of God upon<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοὺς πεσόντας <b>ἀποτομία</b> ἐπὶ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who fell, <span class="itali">severity,</span> but to you, God's<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them which fell, <span class="itali">severity;</span> but<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those having fallen <span class="itali">severity</span> toward however<p><b><a href="/greek/663.htm">Strong's Greek 663</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_663.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apotomia_663.htm">ἀποτομία — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apotomian_663.htm">ἀποτομίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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