- κοπετός
- κοπετός, οῦ, ὁ (Eupolis Com. [V B.C.], Fgm. 347; Dionys. Hal. 11, 31; Plut., Fab. 17, 7; Kaibel 345, 4; LXX; TestJob 40:13; 52:1 [cod. V]; SibOr 5, 193; Joseph.; Mel., P. 18, 121; 28, 194; Ath. 14, 2) mourning, lamentation acc. to custom in many parts of the Mediterranean world this was accompanied by breast-beating (frowned on by Plut., Mor. 609b; s. κόπτω 2) ἐποίησαν κ. μέγαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ they made loud lamentation over him Ac 8:2 (Mi 1:8 κ. ποιεῖσθαι [MWilcox, The Semitisms of Ac, ’65, 136f]; Zech 12:10 κ. ἐπί τινα; cp. Jer 9:9; Jos., Bell. 2, 6). δύο κοπετοὺς ἐκόπτετο (Anna) mourned twofold (viz. her widowhood and childlessness) GJs 2:1.—DELG s.v. κόπτω A6. Frisk s.v. κόπτω 8 (via κόπος?). M-M. TW.
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