Know the Word.

Greek word

dichotoméō

διχοτομέω

What it means

to bisect, i.e. to flog severely

to bisect, i.e. (by extension) to flog severely

Where it comes from

from a compound of a derivative of dís (δίς) and a derivative of (to cut)

How the King James translates it

  • cut2
  • asunder1
  • sunder1

Every place it appears 4

Matthew24:51
Luke12:46