to prevent

Greek, Verb

ἐκ-κόπτω, [in LXX for כָּרַת, etc;] to cut out, cut off, cut down: of a hand, foot, Mat.5:30 18:8; a tree, Mat.3:10 7:19 Luk.3:9 13:7, 9; figuratively, of a branch, Rom.11:22; before ἐκ, Rom.11:24; metaph, τ. ἀφορμήν (cf. Job.19:10 ἐλπίδα), 2Co.11:12. (AS)

to prevent

Greek, Verb

ἐκκόπτ-ω, cut out, knock out, τοὺς γομφίους [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἢν.τωφθαλμὼ᾽ κκοπῇς have your eyes knocked out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξεκέκοπτο τὴν φωνήν had lost his voice, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) cut [trees] out of a wood, fell, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παράδεισον laid waste the park, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 2.b) metaphorically, cut off, make an end of, τοὺς ἄνδρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. φενακισμόν, ἱεροσυλίαν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; eradicate abuses, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὴν αἰσθητικὴν ἐνέργειαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; extirpate, [λύπας] [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ἡ θρασύτης ἐξεκέκοπτο [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.c) ἐ. πλοῖα scuttle ships, [Refs] 3) as military term, beat off, repulse, τὰς ἀκροβολίσεις [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) win, in throwing the dice, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— passive, to be ruined at play, [Refs 5th c.AD+] 5) ἐ. θύρας break open, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) cut out or erase an inscription, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν χεῖρα [NT]; cut out, as a surgeon does, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 7) coin, stamp money, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 7.b) metaphorically, φαντασίαν ἐ. ὡς. [Refs 1st c.BC+] O; γένη οὐκ ἐκκοπτόμενα ἰδίοις τέλεσι genders not marked by different terminations, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ. ἀναφθέγματα coin expressions, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 8) hinder, bring to a stop, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) intransitive, pause, come to a stop, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate; cut down (off, out), hew down, hinder; from g1537 (ἐκ) and g2875 (κόπτω);