To uncircumcise
ἐπισπάωStrong’s G1986epispaō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epispaō is the Greek word usually translated “should become uncircumcised”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.”
Meaning
Usually translated “should become uncircumcised”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he should become uncircumcised 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπισπάω epispaō · to uncircumcise
ἐπι-σπάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Isa.5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ;] to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1:15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to become as uncircumcised: 1Co.7:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.