Bible Lexicons

Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the BibleBullinger's Figures of Speech

Apocope; or End-Cut

A-pŏc´-o-pe is the Greek word ἀποκοπή, a cutting off, from ἀποκόπτειν (apokoptein), to cut off, and this from ἀπό (apo), away from, and κόπτειν (koptein), to cut. It is a figure of etymology which relates to the spelling of words, and is used of cutting off a letter or syllable from the end of a word. We may give it the name of END-CUT. We have examples in such words as yon for yonder, after for afterward.

In the Scripture we have an example in the name of Jude for Judas.

There is no Apocope in the Greek; and therefore there is no teaching in the use of the figure; which exists only in the translation.