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περιτέμνω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
περιτέμνω
Greek transliteration: 
peritemnō
Simplified transliteration: 
peritemno
Principal Parts: 
-, περιέτεμον, -, περιτέτμημαι, περιετμήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4059
GK Number: 
4362
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
17
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3a(1)
Gloss: 
to circumcise
Definition: 
to cut around; to circumcise, remove the prepuce, Lk. 1:59; 2:21; met. Col. 2:11; mid. to submit to circumcision, Acts 15:1

Greek-English Concordance for περιτέμνω

Luke 1:59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise (peritemein | περιτεμεῖν | aor act inf ) the child, and they wanted to call him by the name of his father, Zechariah.
Luke 2:21 When eight days had gone by and it was time to circumcise (peritemein | περιτεμεῖν | aor act inf ) him, his name was called Jesus, the name he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
John 7:22 Moses gave you circumcision — not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs — and you (peritemnete | περιτέμνετε | pres act ind 2 pl) circumcise (peritemnete | περιτέμνετε | pres act ind 2 pl) a man on the Sabbath.
Acts 7:8 And he gave him a covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised (perietemen | περιέτεμεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Acts 15:1 Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised (peritmēthēte | περιτμηθῆτε | aor pass subj 2 pl) according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 15:5 But some arose from the party of the Pharisees, believers, and said, “It is necessary to circumcise (peritemnein | περιτέμνειν | pres act inf ) them and order them to keep the law of Moses.”
Acts 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he (perietemen | περιέτεμεν | aor act ind 3 sg) took him and circumcised (perietemen | περιέτεμεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Acts 21:21 But they were told about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise (peritemnein | περιτέμνειν | pres act inf ) their children and not to walk according to our customs.
1 Corinthians 7:18 If a man was already circumcised (peritetmēmenos | περιτετμημένος | perf pass ptcp nom sg masc) when he was called, he should not conceal his circumcision. If a man was not circumcised when he was called, he (peritemnesthō | περιτεμνέσθω | pres pass imperative 3 sg) should (peritemnesthō | περιτεμνέσθω | pres pass imperative 3 sg) not submit to circumcision (peritemnesthō | περιτεμνέσθω | pres pass imperative 3 sg).
Galatians 2:3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to (peritmēthēnai | περιτμηθῆναι | aor pass inf ) be (peritmēthēnai | περιτμηθῆναι | aor pass inf ) circumcised (peritmēthēnai | περιτμηθῆναι | aor pass inf ), though he was a Greek.
Galatians 5:2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you agree to circumcision (peritemnēsthe | περιτέμνησθε | pres pass subj 2 pl), Christ will be of no benefit to you.
Galatians 5:3 And furthermore I declare to every man who agrees to circumcision (peritemnomenō | περιτεμνομένῳ | pres pass ptcp dat sg masc) that he is obligated to obey the entire law.
Galatians 6:12 Those who want to make a good showing in the flesh, they are the ones trying to force you to be circumcised (peritemnesthai | περιτέμνεσθαι | pres pass inf ) — only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
Galatians 6:13 For even those who are circumcised (peritemnomenoi | περιτεμνόμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc) do not themselves keep the law, but they want you to be circumcised (peritemnesthai | περιτέμνεσθαι | pres pass inf ) so that they may boast in your flesh.
Colossians 2:11 In him you (perietmēthēte | περιετμήθητε | aor pass ind 2 pl) also were circumcised (perietmēthēte | περιετμήθητε | aor pass ind 2 pl) with a circumcision not made with hands, by the putting off of the body of flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.