Surrounding
κύκλῳStrong’s G2945kuklō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kuklō is the Greek word usually translated “surrounding” and “around”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!”
Meaning
Usually translated “surrounding” and “around”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- surrounding 4
- around 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 3
- Revelation 3
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
- Mark 6:36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
- Luke 9:12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
- Romans 15:19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
- Revelation 4:6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
- Revelation 5:11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Greek dictionary
κύκλῳ kuklō · surrounding
κύκλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for סָבִיב ;] a ring, circle. Dat., κύκλῳ, as adverb., round about, around: Mrk.3:34 6:6, 36, Luk.9:12, Rom.15:19; with genitive, Rev.4:6 5:11 7:11† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “surrounding” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SURROUND'ING, participle present
tense Encompassing; inclosing; lying on all sides of.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.