ἐκκόπτεται [5 verses](3rd sg pres ind mp) "Cut it off" is ekkopto, which means "to cut out," "to knock off," "to beat off [in battle]," "to hinder," "to break open," "to win [in throwing dice]," "to erase [an inscription]," "to come to a stop," "to stamp a coin," "to pause," or "to cut off." It is also a metaphor for "to make an end of." The root koptô means "to smite," "to pound," "to chop," "to cut off," and "to beat one's breast. The prefix means "from" or "out of." -- The word translated as "is hewn down" means various forms of being "cut off," an idea that has a range of meanings similar to those in English from being hindered to being chopped down or ended. What makes it interesting is, though it is translated as something that happens to the tree in English (the passive voice), in Greek it is the "middle voice" indicating something that the tree does to itself. In dice, it means "to win."