ἀπόκοψον [2 verses]( verb 2nd sg aor imperat act ) "Cut off" is apokopto, which means "cut off", "hew off", "exclude from reckoning", "cut short", "bring to an abrupt close," and "smite in the breast from mourning." -- "Cut off" is an uncommon verb for Jesus, used only here and in the next verse, that means "cut off", "hew off", "exclude from reckoning", "cut short", "bring to an abrupt close," and "smite in the breast from mourning." It is in the form of a command or request.