ἀκροβυστία
akrobustia
“uncircumcision”
Definition
the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e. gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person
from G206 (ἄκρον) and probably a modified form of (the penis or male sexual organ);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀκροβυστία appears 17 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.