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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the act of mourning or lamentation, particularly in the context of beating one's breast as an expression of grief or sorrow. This usage reflects a deep, emotional response to loss or repentance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, mourning was often expressed through physical gestures such as tearing one's clothes, wearing sackcloth, and beating one's breast. These actions were outward signs of inner grief and were part of communal and personal expressions of sorrow. The act of "koptó" as mourning was a culturally understood expression of lament, often seen in funerary contexts or in response to national or personal tragedy.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2875</b> <i>kóptō</i> – properly, to cut; be incised (struck), resulting in <i>severance</i> ("being cut off"); (figuratively) to mourn (lament) with a <i>cutting sense</i> of personal, tragic loss, i.e. "cut to the heart." </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a prim. root kop-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cut (off), strike, by ext. to mourn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cut (1), cutting (1), lament (1), lamenting (1), mourn (3), mourning (1).<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 2875: κόπτω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κόπτω</span></span>: imperfect 3 person plural <span class="greek2">ἔκοπτον</span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">κοψας</span> (<a href="/interlinear/mark/11-8.htm">Mark 11:8</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> text <span class="manuref">WH</span>); middle, imperfect <span class="greek2">ἐκοπτομην</span>; future <span class="greek2">κόψομαι</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐκοψαμην</span>; (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down); <span class="accented">to cut, strike, smite</span> (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">הִכָּה</span>, <span class="hebrew">כָּרַת</span>, etc.): <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> or <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <span class="accented">to cut from, cut off,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-8.htm">Matthew 21:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-8.htm">Mark 11:8</a>. Middle to beat one's breast for grief, Latin<span class="latin">plango</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">mourn</span>): <ERROR/BIBLE:Matt. 11:47; 24:80> (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> Pers. 683; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> often so for <span class="hebrew">סָפַד</span>); <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, to mourn or bewail one (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 32, 1 <span class="greek2">γ</span>.): <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-52.htm">Luke 8:52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27</a>, (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/25-1.htm">1 Samuel 25:1</a>, etc.; <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span>, 396; <span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> 11, 135, 1); <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>; (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Revelation 18:9> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>) (<a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26</a>); <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span>), cf. <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἀνακόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποκόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκκόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐνκόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">κατακόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">προκόπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">προσκόπτω</span>. Synonym: cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">θρηνέω</span></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>cut down, strike<p>A primary verb; to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief -- cut down, lament, mourn, (be-)wail. Compare the base of <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκκόψωμεν εκοπτον έκοπτον ἔκοπτον εκοπτοντο εκόπτοντο ἐκόπτοντο έκοψα έκοψαν εκόψαντο εκοψασθε εκόψασθε ἐκόψασθε εκόψατο έκοψε έκοψέ κεκομμένον κεκομμένω κοπής κοπήσονται κοπήτω κόπτειν κόπτεσθε κόπτετε κοπτόμενοι κόπτονται κ'οπτοντες κόπτοντες κόπτοντος κόπτουσι κόπτων κόπωσις κόψαι κοψαντες κόψαντες κόψασθαι κόψασθε κόψατε κοψάτωσάν κόψει κόψεις κόψεσθε κόψεται κόψη κόψησθε κόψομεν κοψονται κόψονται κόψονταί κόψωμεν κόψωσιν ekopsasthe ekópsasthe ekopton ékopton ekoptonto ekóptonto kopsantes kópsantes kopsontai kópsontai<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/matthew/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural">V-AIM-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οὐκ <b>ἐκόψασθε</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we sang a dirge, <span class="itali">and you did not mourn.'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye have not <span class="itali">lamented.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and not <span class="itali">you did wail</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄλλοι δὲ <b>ἔκοπτον</b> κλάδους ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and others <span class="itali">were cutting</span> branches<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the way; others <span class="itali">cut down</span> branches from<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> others moreover <span class="itali">were cutting down</span> branches from<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-FIM-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τότε <b>κόψονται</b> πᾶσαι αἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">will mourn,</span> and they will see<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">mourn,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and then <span class="itali">will mourn</span> all the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-APA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ στιβάδας <b>κόψαντες</b> ἐκ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [spread] leafy branches <span class="itali">which they had cut</span> from the fields.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and others <span class="itali">cut down</span> branches off<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover branches <span class="itali">having cut down</span> from the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIM-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντες καὶ <b>ἐκόπτοντο</b> αὐτήν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> weeping <span class="itali">and lamenting</span> for her; but He said,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wept, and <span class="itali">bewailed</span> her: but<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all and <span class="itali">mourning for</span> her<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIM-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γυναικῶν αἳ <b>ἐκόπτοντο</b> καὶ ἐθρήνουν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">were mourning</span> and lamenting<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which also <span class="itali">bewailed</span> and lamented<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of women who <span class="itali">were mourning</span> and lamenting for<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-FIM-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξεκέντησαν καὶ <b>κόψονται</b> ἐπ' αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">will mourn</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">shall wail</span> because<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pierced and <span class="itali">will wail</span> on account of him<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-FIM-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλαύσουσιν καὶ <b>κόψονται</b> ἐπ' αὐτὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with her, will weep <span class="itali">and lament</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her, and <span class="itali">lament</span> for her,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will weep for and <span class="itali">will wail</span> for her<p><b><a href="/greek/2875.htm">Strong's Greek 2875</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2875.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekopsasthe_2875.htm">ἐκόψασθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekopton_2875.htm">ἔκοπτον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekoptonto_2875.htm">ἐκόπτοντο — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kopsantes_2875.htm">κόψαντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kopsontai_2875.htm">κόψονται — 3 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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