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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4059 - περιτέμνω

Transliteration

peritémnō

Phonetics

per-ee-tem'-no

Origin

from (G4012) and the base of (G5114)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

6:72,831

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to cut around
to circumcise
1. cut off one's prepuce (used of that well known rite by which not only the male children of the Israelites, on the eighth day after birth, but subsequently also "proselytes of righteousness" were consecrated to Jehovah and introduced into the number of his people)
2. to get one's self circumcised, present one's self to be circumcised, receive circumcision
3. since by the rite of circumcision a man was separated from the unclean world and dedicated to God, the word is transferred to denote the extinguishing of lusts and the removal of sins

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3054 ‑ יָהַד (yaw‑had'); 3772 ‑ כָּרַת (kaw‑rath'); 4135 ‑ מוּל (mool); 5493 ‑ שׂוּר (soor, soor);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (22)

Luke 2

John 2

Acts 7

1 Corinthians 3

Galatians 7

Colossians 1

NAS (19)

Luke 2

John 1

Acts 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 8

Colossians 1

HCS (17)

Luke 2

John 1

Acts 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 6

Colossians 1

BSB (17)

Luke 2

John 1

Acts 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 6

Colossians 1

ESV (16)

Luke 1

John 1

Acts 5

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 6

Colossians 1

WEB (22)

Luke 2

John 2

Acts 7

1 Corinthians 3

Galatians 7

Colossians 1

KJV (22)

circumcise 4

circumcised 13

circumcising 1

have 1

him 1

ought 1

ye 1

NAS (19)

circumcise 4

circumcised 10

circumcision 3

receive 1

receives 1

HCS (17)

you circumcise 1

already circumcised 1

circumcised 3

circumcision 1

get circumcised 1

him and circumcised 1

to be circumcised 3

to circumcise 3

who gets himself circumcised 1

you are circumcised 1

you get yourselves circumcised 1

BSB (17)

He should not be circumcised 1

[and] circumcised 1

already circumcised 1

be circumcised 1

circumcised 2

circumcision 1

to be circumcised 3

to circumcise 2

who gets himself circumcised 1

you are circumcised 1

you circumcise 1

you let yourselves be circumcised 1

you were also circumcised 1

ESV (16)

accept circumcision 1

accepts circumcision 1

circumcise 4

circumcised 9

circumcision 1

WEB (22)

* 1

Let him 1

be circumcised 1

circumcise 2

circumcised 4

for the circumcision 1

having been circumcised 1

nbsp 1

receive circumcision 1

to be circumcised 2

to circumcise 2

to have 1

who receives circumcision 1

you 1

you are circumcised 1

you receive circumcision 1

RAH

V-AAD2S 1

V-AAI3S 10

V-AMD2P 1

V-AMI3P 2

V-APD2P 1

V-API3S 2

V-APN 1

V-APPNPM 1

V-FAI2S 2

V-FAI3S 1

V-FMI2P 1

V-FPI2P 1

V-FPI3S 4

V-PMN 2

V-XMI3P 1

V-XPPAPM 1

ANT

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPPDSM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BEZ

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NSM 1

BGB

V-AIA-3S 2

V-AIP-2P 1

V-ANA 2

V-ANP 1

V-ASP-2P 1

V-PIA-2P 1

V-PMM/P-3S 1

V-PNA 2

V-PNM/P 2

V-PNP 1

V-PPM/P-DMS 1

V-PPM/P-NMP 1

V-PSM/P-2P 1

V-RPM/P-NMS 1

BMT

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BYZ

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

ELZ

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NSM 1

NA26

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-APS-2P 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPD-3S 1

V-PPN 2

V-PPPDSM 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPS-2P 1

V-XPPNSM 1

SBL

V-2APIP 1

V-2APSP 1

V-2PAIP 1

V-2PPSP 1

V-3AAIS 2

V-3PPDS 1

V-AAN 2

V-APN 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPN 2

V-PPPDSM 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-XPPNSM 1

SCV

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NSM 1

STV

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NSM 1

TIS

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-APS-2P 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 2

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 3

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 2

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-2AAI-3S 2

V-2AAN 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APN 1

V-APS-2P 1

V-PAI-2P 1

V-PAN 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPN 2

V-PPP-DSM 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-2P 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

περιτέμνω,

Ep. and Ion. περιτειχ-τάμνω,

cut or clip round about, οἴνας περιταμνέμεν prune them, Hes. Op. 570; [ τὴν κεφαλὴν] π. κύκλῳ περὶ τὰ ὦτα Hdt. 4.64; of a goldsmith, CPR 22.6 (ii A. D.): — Med., βραχίονας περιτάμνονται make incisions all over their arms, Hdt. 4.71: — Pass., to be cut up, of fish, Arist. Mir. 835a19 .

2. of circumcision, τῶν ἐπιγινομένων οὐ περιτάμνουσι τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.104, cf. D.C. 79.11; π. τοὺς παῖδας D.S. 1.28, cf. LXX John 5:2, al., PCair.Zen. 76.13 (iii B. C.), etc.: — Med., περιτάμνονται τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.36, 104, cf. D.S. 3.32; περιετέμοντο τὴν σάρκα LXX Genesis 34:24 : abs., practise circumcision, Hdt. 2.104: — Pass., LXX Genesis 17:10,al.

3. cut off the extremities, τὰ ὦτα καὶ τὴν ῥῖνα Hdt. 2.162; τοὺς μαστούς D.C. 62.7; τὰ περιττά Luc. Anach. 20: — Pass., περιτάμνεσθαι γῆν to be curtailed of certain land, Hdt. 4.159; πᾶσαν . . περιτεμνόμενον σοφίαν E. Fr. 473 (anap.).

II cut off and hem in all round: — Med., βοῦς περιταμνόμενον cutting off cattle for oneself, 'lifling' cattle, Od. 11.402, 24.112: — Pass., to be cut off, ἅρματα π. ὑπὸ τῶν ἱππέων X. Cyr. 5.4.8 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

περιτέμνω (Ionic περιτάμνω); 2 aorist περιέτεμον; passive, present περιτέμνομαι; perfect participle περιτετμημένος; 1 aorist περιετμήθην; (from Hesiod down); the Sept. chiefly for מוּל; to cut around (cf. περί, III. 1): τινα, to circumcise, cut off one's prepuce (used of that well-known rite by which not only the male children of the Israelites, on the eighth day after birth, but subsequently also 'proselytes of righteousness' were consecrated to Jehovah and introduced into the number of his people; (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Oehler's O. T. Theol. (edited by Day) §§ 87, 88; Müller, Barnabasbrief, p. 227f)), Luke 1:59; Luke 2:21; John 7:22; Acts 7:8; Acts 15:5; Acts 16:3; Acts 21:21; of the same rite, Diodorus 1, 28; passive and middle to get oneself circumcised, present oneself to be circumcised, receive circumcision (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 3): Acts 15:1, 24 Rec.; 1 Corinthians 7:18; Galatians 2:3; Galatians 5:2; Galatians 6:12f; with τά αἰδοῖα added, Herodotus 2, 36 and 104; Josephus, Antiquities 1, 10, 5; contra Apion 1, 22. Since by the rite of circumcision a man was separated from the unclean world and dedicated to God, the verb is transferred to denote the extinguishing of lusts and the removal of sins, Colossians 2:11, cf. Jeremiah 4:4; Deuteronomy 10:16, and ecclesiastical writings (see Lightfoot on Philippians 3:3).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

περι -τέμνω ,

[in LXX chiefly for H4135;]

(Ion., Epic. and late writers),

to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise (Papyri τὰ αἰδοῖα , Hdt.) : Luke 1:59; Luke 2:21, John 7:22, Acts 7:8; Acts 15:5; Acts 16:3; Acts 21:21. Pass. and mid., to be circumcised, receive circumcision: Acts 15:1, 1 Corinthians 7:18, Galatians 2:3; Galatians 5:2-3; Galatians 6:12-13 Metaph. (cf. Deuteronomy 10:16, Jeremiah 4:4, al.), Colossians 2:11 (v. Deiss., BS, 151 f.; MM, xix).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";whence"; : P Oxy II. 237viii. 33 (A.D. 186) δηλοῦντες πόθεν ἕκαστος τῶν ὑπαρχόντων καταβ ̣ε ̣βηκεν εἰς αὑτοὺς ἡ κτῆσ íε ýις, ";severally declaring the sources from which the property acquired has come into their possession"; (Edd.). For the enclitic ποθέν, cf. P Tebt II. 423.23 (early iii/A.D.) δή [λω ]σόν μοι ταχ ̣[έως ] ἵνα π ̣[έμ ]ψω π ̣ο ̣θ ̣ὲν αὐτοῖς μέτρ [α τιν ]̣α, ";tell me at once in order that I may send a few measures to them from somewhere"; (Edd.), and for πόθεν = ";how,"; see Mark 12:37, John 1:48; John 6:5 (Field Notes, p. 91).

List of Word Forms

περιέτεμε περιετεμεν περιέτεμεν περιετέμετο περιετέμοντο περιέτεμοντο περιετμήθη περιετμηθητε περιετμήθητε περίτεμε περιτεμεί περιτεμειν περιτεμείν περιτεμεῖν περιτεμείς περιτεμείσθε περιτέμεσθε περιτεμνειν περιτέμνειν περιτεμνεσθαι περιτέμνεσθαι περιτεμνεσθω περιτεμνέσθω περιτεμνετε περιτέμνετε περιτεμνησθε περιτέμνησθε περιτεμνομενοι περιτεμνομένοι περιτεμνόμενοι περιτεμνομενω περιτεμνομένω περιτεμνομένῳ περιτετμημένοι περιτετμημενος περιτετμημένος περιτετμημένους περιτέτμηνται περιτμηθέντες περιτμηθηναι περιτμηθήναι περιτμηθῆναι περιτμηθήσεσθε περιτμηθήσεται περιτμηθητε περιτμηθῆτε περιτμήθητε perietemen periétemen perietmethete perietmēthēte perietmḗthete perietmḗthēte peritemein peritemeîn peritemnein peritémnein peritemnesthai peritémnesthai peritemnesthe peritemnēsthe peritémnesthe peritémnēsthe peritemnestho peritemnesthō peritemnéstho peritemnésthō peritemnete peritémnete peritemnomeno peritemnomenō peritemnomenoi peritemnoménoi peritemnoménōi peritemnómenoi peritetmemenos peritetmeménos peritetmēmenos peritetmēménos peritmethenai peritmethênai peritmēthēnai peritmēthē̂nai peritmethete peritmethête peritmēthēte peritmēthē̂te