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Strong's #2944 - κυκλόω
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- to go around, lead around
- to surround, encircle, encompass
- of persons standing around
- of besiegers
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κυκλ-όω,
fut. - ώσω E. Cyc. 462: pf. κεκύκλωκα Plb. 3.116.10: —
Med., fut. - ώσομαι X. Cyr. 6.3.20: aor. ἐκυκλωσάμην Hdt. 9.18, Th. 5.72: —
Pass., fut. κυκλωθήσομαι (v.l. - ώσομαι) D.H. 3.24: pf. κεκύκλωμαι Th. 4.32 (in med. sense (ἐγ -) Ar. V. 395): aor. ἐκυκλώθην X. Cyr. 6.3.20: (κύκλος): —
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1. encircle, surround, Ὠκεανὸς.. κυκλοῖ χθόνα E. Or. 1379 (lyr.); πόλιν.. κυκλώσας Ἄρει φονίῳ Id. IA 775 (lyr.); ὅταν κυκλώσωσι [τοὺς ἰχθῦς ] Arist. HA 533b27: —
more freq. in Med., κυκλώσασθαί τινας Hdt. 3.157, 9.18, Plb. 1.17.13; κ. αὐτοὺς ἐς μέσον Hdt. 8.10, cf. A. Th. 121 (lyr.), Call. Hec. 1.1.14, etc.: such forms as κυκλοῦνται, ἐκυκλοῦντο, etc., may belong to κυκλόω or to κυκλέω, Th. 4.127, 7.81, etc.: abs., κυκλούμενοι by an enveloping movement, Hdt. 8.76: —
Pass., to be surrounded, A. Th. 247, Th. 7.81: —
joined with Med., εἰ οἱ κυκλούμενοι κυκλωθεῖεν X.l.c.
2. go round, τὸ θυσιαστήριον LXX Psalms 26:6 (25). 6: —
Pass., κυκλωθεὶς τὸν Ἀδρίαν D.S. 4.25.
II move in a circle, whirl round, Pi. O. 10(11).72; οὕτω κυκλώσω δαλὸν ἐν φαεσφόρῳ Κύκλωπος ὄψει E. Cyc. 462; κ. ἀεὶ τὸ σῶμα Hermipp. 4; οἱ κυκλοῦντες [τὴν θάλασσαν] ἄνεμοι Plb. 11.29.10; ἵετο κυκλώσας βαλιὰ πτερὰ θῆλυς ἀήτης Call. in PSI 9.1092.53, cf. Archil. 92b Diehl: metaph., πολλοὺς λογισμοὺς ἡ πονηρία κυκλοῖ revolves, agitates, Men. 378: —
Med., hurl, βέλη Him. Or. 7.17: —
Pass. (or Med.), go in a circle, X. An. 6.4.20; dance or whirl round, Call. Dian. 267, Arat. 811: metaph., δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ A. Ag. 997 (lyr.).
III form into a circle, κ. τόξα AP 12.82 (Mel.), cf. Him. Or. 17.5; incorrectly, κ. τόξοιο νευρήν Babr. 68.5: —
Pass., form a circle, of a bow, E. Ba. 1066; also [ τάφρος] περὶ τὸ πεδίον κυκλωθεῖσα being drawn in a circle, Pl. Criti. 118d. abs., κυκλώσατε ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα κύκλῳ LXX 2 Kings 11:8; ἐκύκλωσα ἐγὼ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι ib. Ecclesiastes 7:26(25). = λακκίζειν, ἀμπέλους Philostr. Her. 2.8.
κυκλόω, κύκλῳ: 1 aorist ἐκύκλωσα; passive, present participle κυκλουμενος; 1 aorist participle κυκλωθεις; (κύκλος); the Sept. chiefly for סָבַב;
1. to go round, lead round (Pindar, Euripides, Polybius, others).
2. to surround, encircle, encompass: of persons standing round, τινα, John 10:24 (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐκύκλευσαν (which see)); Acts 14:20; of besiegers (often so in secular authors and in the Sept.), Luke 21:20; Hebrews 11:30, and R G Tr in Revelation 20:9. (Compare: περικυκλόω.)
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κυκλόω , -ῶ
(< κύκλος ),
[in LXX chiefly for H5437;]
1. to move in a circle, revolve.
2. to surround, encircle: c. acc pers., John 10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω ), Acts 14:20; pass., Luke 21:20, Hebrews 11:30 (cf. περι -κυκλόω ).†
κυκλεύω
(<κύκλος ),
[in LXX: 2 Kings 3:25 B (H5437) *;]
1. to make a circle, go round.
2. to encircle, surround: c. acc pers., John 10:24 (Tr., WH, mg.); c. acc rei, Revelation 20:9.†
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
κυκλεύω is used in connexion with working the water-wheel in P Lond 131 recto .508 (A.D. 78–9) (I. p. 185) κυκλευτῇ κυκλεύοντι τὸ ὄργ (ανον) (cf. Archiv i. p. 131), and in a lease of land P Grenf I. 58.7 (c. A.D. 561) ἑτοίμως ἔχω κυκλεῦσαι τὸ αὐτὸ γεώργιον. For κυκλευτής see P Ryl II. 157.15 (A.D. 135), and for κυκλευτήριον (not in LS8) P Lond 1012.33 (A.D. 633) (= III. p. 266), P Giss I. 56.8 (vi/A.D.).
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