Strong's Concordance
dichotomeó: to cut in two, cut asunder
Original Word: διχοτομέωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dichotomeó
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-khot-om-eh'-o)
Short Definition: I cut in two, scourge severely
Definition: I cut in two, perhaps: scourge severely.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1371: διχοτομέωδιχοτομέω,
διχοτόμω: future
διχοτομήσω; (
διχότομος cutting in two);
to cut into two parts (
Exodus 29:17):
Matthew 24:51;
Luke 12:46 — in these passages many suppose reference to be made to that most cruel mode of punishment, in use among the Hebrews (
1 Samuel 15:33) and other ancient nations (see
Winers RWB under the word Lebensstrafen; (
B. D. under the word