κατατομήkatatomḗ

a cutting down (off), i.e. mutilation (ironically)

Greek (New Testament) · G2699

Meanings

1. incision.

2. excision, concision, mutilation: in sarcasm, by paronomasia, in contrast to (true) περιτομή (Philippians 3:3), of Judaizing Christians, Philippians 3:2.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Philippians 3:2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.