Quick Definition
τομώτερος Adj sharper, keener
Strong's Definition
comparative of a derivative of the primary temno (to cut; more comprehensive or decisive than 2875, as if by a single stroke; whereas that implies repeated blows, like hacking); more keen
KJV Usage: sharper
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ή, -όν | τέμνω (cut) · ἀπερίτμητος · ἀποτομία · ἀποτόμως · ἄτομος · διχοτομέω · κατατομή · λατομέω · ὀρθοτομέω · περιτέμνω · περιτομή · συντέμνω · συντόμως
79.96 · Features of Objects · Sharp
cutting, sharp pertaining to having the capacity to cut efficiently
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τομώτερος, -a, -ov, (compar. fr. τομός cutting, sharp, and this fr. τέμνω), sharper: Heb. iv. 12 ([Pseudo-] Phoeylid. vs. 116 [(Gnom. Poet. Graee. ed. Brunck p. 116) ] ὅπλον τοι λόγος ἀνδρὶ τομώτερόν ἐστι σιδήρου ; add, Timon in Athen. 10 p. 445e.; Leian. Tox. 11).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
τομός tomos 1x
cutting, sharp, sharper, Heb. 4:12*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* τομός, -ή, -όν
(< τέμνω),
sharp: compar., -ώτερος, metaph., He 4:12.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
τομός, “sharp”: the adj. is found in the NT only in Heb 413 (in the comp**), cf. the fragmentary PSI VI. 6242 (iii/B.c. ) τομώτερον, with reference to the culture of vines. Preisigke Worterb. citesa form τόμιος from P Frankf 57:17 (p.c. 242-1) ὃ]ς τοκὰς pla, ταύτης δίέϊλφακες πέντε, τόμιοι δύο (“νο geldings ἢ), and PSI VI. 5532 (a list of foods—s.c, 260-59) τομίας a.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
τομώτερος (tomōteros) — sharper. Included with: τόμος, ὁ, slice, τ. ἐκ πτέρνης [Refs]; γαστρός, πλακοῦντος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλάντων, πυοῦ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τυροῦ, ἡνύστρου, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, piece, κιθῶνος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of wood, beam, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
2. piece of land, [Refs]
3. Geometry texts, τ. κυλίνδρου frustum of a cylinder, portion of right cylinder intercepted between two parallel oblique sections, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] Con.Sph.Def.; τ. ἀπὸ ὀρθογωνίου κώνου τομᾶς ἀφαιρούμενος frustum of the section of a right-angled cone, i e. portion of a parabola cut off by two parallel double-ordinates, [Refs]
II. roll of papyrus, [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; τ. συγκολλήσιμος [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τιμῆς ἀπὸ τόμου ἀγραφίου [Refs 1st c.AD+]; tome, volume, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]