Acts 8:2

Συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, καὶ ἐποιήσαντο κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 4792; synekomisan; συνεκόμισαν; Buried; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 4736; Stephanon; Στέφανον; Stephen; N-AMS

Strongs 435; andres; ἄνδρες; Males; N-NMP

Strongs 2126; eulabeis; εὐλαβεῖς; taking hold of well; Adj-NMP

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 4160; epoiēsan; ἐποίησαν; they did; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 2870; kopeton; κοπετὸν; lamentation; N-AMS

Strongs 3173; megan; μέγαν; mega; Adj-AMS

Strongs 1909; ep’; ἐπ’; upon; Prep

Strongs 846; autō; αὐτῷ; self/itself/himself; PPro-DM/N3S

RBT Translation:

And well-holding men collected together the Wreathed ("Stephen"), and they made a mega striking/blow upon self.³³

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And circumspect men interred Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

LITV Translation:
And devout men together carried Stephen and made a great lamentation over him.

Footnotes

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κοπετός is a noun deriving from κόπτω (“to strike, cut”). Here are the main senses:

1. Physical / literal

1. A blow or strike on oneself — especially the chest or head as a mourning gesture.

2. A heavy strike / smite — e.g., hitting, chopping, pounding (can extend to animals, objects, doors, or tools).

3. Labor or effort — abstract extension from repeated striking or exertion; “toil, fatigue, hard work.”

2. Figurative / idiomatic

4. Grief or lamentation — the action of striking oneself or beating the breast/head in sorrow (human mourning).

5. Exertion / trouble / difficulty — metaphorical “toil” or “hardship” from intensive labor or emotional stress.

(cf. LSJ κοπετός, κομμός, κόπτω)

 

 

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