Dictionary entry

κοπή

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κοπή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< κόπτω), [in LXX: Ge 14:17, Jos 10:20 (נכה hi., מַכָּה), De 28:25 (נגף), Jth 15:7*;]

1. in cl., a stroke, a pounding (as in a mortar).

2. In LXX, a smiting in battle: He 7:1^(LXX).†