Dictionary entry

συντέμνω

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

συν-τέμνω

[in LXX chiefly for חרץ;]

1. to cut in pieces.

2. to cut down, cut short: metaph., λόγον, Ro 9:28(LXX) (Hdt., Plat., Eur., al.).†