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GreekG4061Noun (Feminine)

περιτομή

peritomē

32Occurrences
G4061Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)

from G4059 (περιτέμνω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
circumcision; (a) of the rite itself : ,; (b) of the state of circumcision: ; ἐν π. ὤν; (with) by meton., π. = οἱ περιτμηθέντες, the circumcised: ; οἱ ἐκ τῆς π., of Jews; of Jewish Christians,; οἱ ἐκ π. πιστοί; οἱ ὄντες ἐκ π., Metaphorical.
LXX: (מוּל ni., מוּלָה), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

περιτομή appears 32 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
12
Galatians
7
Acts
3
Colossians
3
John
2
Philippians
2
1 Corinthians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 7:19BSB

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

Colossians 4:11BSB

Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

Galatians 5:6BSB

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

Philippians 3:5BSB

circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

Romans 2:29BSB

No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.