denotes (a) "sharp" (Eng., "oxy---,)," said of a sword, Revelation 1:16; 2:12; 19:15; of a sickle, Revelation 14:14,17,18 (twice); (b) of motion, "swift," Romans 3:15 . See SWIFT.
akin to temno, "to cut" [Eng., "(ana)tomy," etc.], is used metaphorically in the comparative degree, tomoteros, in Hebrews 4:12 , of the Word of God.
signifies "abruptly, curtly," lit., "in a manner that cuts" (apo, "from," temno, "to cut," hence "sharply, severely," 2—Corinthians 13:10 , RV, "(that I may not... deal) sharply," AV, "(use) sharpness;" the pronoun "you" is to be understood, i.e., "that I may not use (or deal with) ... sharply;" Titus 1:13 , of rebuking. Cp. apotomia, "severity."
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