περιτέμνω
“to cut around, to circumcise, to be circumcised”
Primary meaning: to cut around, to circumcise, to be circumcised, receive circumcision. Strong's: to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise. Lexical nuances: to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise ( π. τὰ αἰδοῖα , Hdt.): Lk 1:59 2:21 , Jo 7:22 , Ac 7:8 15:5 16:3 21:21 . Pass. and mid., to be circumcised , receive circumcision : Ac 15:1 , I Co 7:18 , Ga 2:3 5:2 , 3 6:12 , 13 . Metaph. (cf. De 10:16 , Je 4:4 , al.), Col 2:11 (v. Deiss., BS , 151 f.; MM, xix).†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G4012 (περί) and the base of G5114 (τομώτερος);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: H4135 -> περιτέμνω (to cut around, to circumcise, to be circumcised)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where περιτέμνω (peritemno) carries significant theological or narrative weight.