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)
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G4059 — περιτέμνω
peritemnō · to circumcise · Greek
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Luke 1:59 · περιτεμεῖνOn the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.Luke 2:21 · περιτεμεῖνWhen the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.John 7:22 · περιτέμνετεBut because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)Acts 7:8 · περιέτεμενThen God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.Acts 15:1 · περιτμηθῆτεThen some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”Acts 15:5 · περιτέμνεινBut some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”Acts 16:3 · περιέτεμενPaul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.Acts 21:21 · περιτέμνεινBut they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.1 Corinthians 7:18 · Περιτετμημένος · περιτεμνέσθω.Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.Galatians 2:3 · περιτμηθῆναι·Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.Galatians 5:2 · περιτέμνησθε,Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.Galatians 5:3 · περιτεμνομένῳAgain I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.Galatians 6:12 · περιτέμνεσθαι,Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.Galatians 6:13 · περιτεμνόμενοι · περιτέμνεσθαι,For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.Colossians 2:11 · περιετμήθητεIn Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.