GreekG1986Verb
ἐπισπάω
epispaō
“to uncircumcise”
1Occurrences
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Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to draw over, i.e. (with G203 (ἀκροβυστία) implied) efface the mark of circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin)
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4685 (σπάω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism, to become as uncircumcised.
LXX: (מָשַׁךְ), etc.
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐπισπάω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Corinthians
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Key Passages
1 Corinthians 7:18BSB
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.
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