Word study · Greek
katatomḗ
mutilation, cutting
Say it: kat-at-om-AY (approximate)
κατατομή
What it means
A cutting up, mutilation, used as a wordplay on peritomē ("circumcision"). In 3:2, Paul calls those who insist on circumcision the "mutilation." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- MutilationCutting up.
- SlashA wound.
In Philippians
- Chapter 3
"Beware of the mutilation" (3:2).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2699 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources