To circumcise
περιτέμνωStrong’s G4059peritemnō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Peritemnō is the Greek word usually translated “circumcise”, “circumcised” and “shall become circumcised”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”
Meaning
Usually translated “circumcise”, “circumcised” and “shall become circumcised”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to circumcise 4
- to be circumcised 4
- circumcised 2
- you shall become circumcised 2
- being circumcised 2
- you circumcise 1
- he circumcised 1
- he should d be circumcise 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 6
- Galatians 5
- Luke 2
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Colossians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- John 7:22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
- Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
- Acts 15:1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
- Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
- Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
Greek dictionary
περιτέμνω peritemnō · to circumcise
περι-τέμνω [in LXX chiefly for מוּל ;] (Ion., Epic. and late writers), to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise (π. τὰ αἰδοῖα, Hdt.) : Luk.1:59 2:21, Jhn.7:22, Act.7:8 15:5 16:3 21:21. Pass. and mid., to be circumcised, receive circumcision: Act.15:1, 1Co.7:18, Gal.2:3 5:2-3 6:12-13 Metaphorical (cf. Deu.10:16, Jer.4:4, al.), Col.2:11 (see Deiss., BS, 151 f.; MM, xix).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “circumcise” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CIRCUMCISE, verb transitive
To cut off the prepuce or foreskin of males; a ceremony or rite in the Jewish and Mohammedan religions. The word is applied also to a practice among some nations of performing a like operation upon females.
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.