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περιτομή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. circumcision
Strong's Definition
from 4059; circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: X circumcised, circumcision
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς | τομός
53.51 · Religious Activities · Dedicate, Consecrate
to circumcise, circumcision to cut off the foreskin of the male genital organ as a religious rite involving consecration and ethnic identification In the case of societies which practice circumcision, there is normally a perfectly satisfactory term to designate this type of operation, though it may not have any religious significance but only be a part of puberty ritual. For societies which do not practice circumcision or are not well acquainted with such a practice, a term which specifically describes the operation may be both offensive and vulgar. It may therefore be necessary to use a borrowing or to employ a somewhat obscure term such as ‘to cut around’ and then to explain the specific meaning of the term or phrase in a glossary.
Even in the case of societies which practice circumcision, there may be problems in comprehension of the significance of such an act, and these difficulties may require marginal notes. If, for example, a society practices circumcision only in connection with puberty rites, it may seem inexplicable that Jesus would have been circumcised on the eighth day after his birth (LUK 2:21). In many societies such an act would seem to be either a deed of extreme cruelty to a baby or a sign of mature sexuality in an infant.
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11.51 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Socio-Religious
Collocation: οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς
those of the circumcision or those who insisted on circumcision (a set phrase, literally: those of circumcision) those who insisted on circumcising Gentiles if they were to be regarded as true believers in Jesus Christ
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περι-τομή, -ῆς, ἡ, (περιτέμνω), circumcision (on which see περιτέμνωλ ; a. prop. a. the act or rite of circumcision : Jn. vii. 22 sq.; Acts vii. 8; Ro. iv. 11; Gal. v.11; Phil. iii. 5; of ἐκ τῆς reper. (see ἐκ, 11. 7), the circumcised, they of the circumcision, used of Jews, Ro. iv. 12; of Christians gathered from among the Jews, Acts xi. 2; Gal. ii. 12; Tit. i. 10; of ὄντες ἐκ περιτ. Col. iv. 11. B. the state of circumcision, the being circumcised: Ro. ii. 25-28; iii. 1; 1 Co. vii. 19; Gal. v. 6; vi. 15; Col. iii. 11; ἐν περιτομῇ dv, circumcised, Ro. iv. 10. y. by meton. ‘the circumcision’ for of περιτμηθέντες the circumcised, i.e. Jews: Ro. iii. 80; iv. 9, 12; xv. 8; Gal. ii. 7-9; Eph. ii. 11 ; of ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοί, Christian converts from among the Jews, Jewish Christians, Acts x. 45. b. metaph. a. of Christians: (ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν) 7 περιτομή, separated from the unclean multitude and truly consecrated to God, Phil. iii. 3 [(where see Bp. Lghtft.) ]. B. ἡ περιτομὴ ἀχειροποίητος, the extinction of the passions and the removal of spiritual impurity (see περιτέμνω, fin.), Col. 11. 11°; ἡ περιτομὴ καρδίας in Ro. ii. 29 denotes the same thing ; περιτ. Χριστοῦ, of which Christ is the author, Col. ii. 11°. (The noun περιτομή occurs three times in the O. T., viz. Gen. xvii. 13; Jer. xi. 16; for man, Ex. iv. 26 ; besides in Philo, whose tract περὶ περιτομῆς is found in Mangey’s ed. ii. pp. 210-212 [Richter’s ed. iv. pp. 282-284]; Jo seph. antt. 1, 10,5; [18,11 fin.; 6. Ap. 2, 13, 1. 6]; plur., antte Ls) 12. 20)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
περιτομή peritomē 36x
circumcision, the act or custom of circumcision, Jn. 7:22, 23; Acts 7:8; the state of being circumcised, the being circumcised, Rom. 2:25, 26, 27; 4:10; meton. the circumcision, those who are circumcised, Rom. 3:30; 4:9 met. spiritual circumcision of the heart and affection, Rom. 2:29; Col. 2:11; meton. persons spiritually circumcised, Phil. 3:3 See circumcision.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† περι-τομή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< περιτέμνω), [in LXX: Ge 17:13, Ex 4:25, 26 (מוּל ni., מוּלָה), Je 11:16*;]
circumcision; of the rite itself: Jo 7:22, 23, Ac 7:8, Ro 4:11, Ga 5:11, Phl 3:5;
of the state of circumcision: Ro 2:25-28 3:1, I Co 7:19, Ga 5:6 6:15, Col 3:11; ἐν π. ὤν, Ro 4:10;
by meton., ἡ π. = οἱ περιτμηθέντες, the circumcised: Ro 3:30 4:9, 12 15:8, Ga 2:7-9, Eph 2:11; οἱ ἐκ τῆς π., of Jews, Ro 4:12; of Jewish Christians, Ac 11:2, Ga 2:12, Tit 1:10; οἱ ἐκ π. πιστοί, Ac 10:45; οἱ ὄντες ἐκ π., Col 4:11. Metaph., Ro 2:29, Col 2:11, Phl 3:3.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
περιτομή. P Tebt 11. 3145 (ii/A.p.) πιστεύω σε μὴ ἀγνοεῖν ὅσον κάμ[α)τον ἤνεγκα ἕως τὴν [π]ερι[το]μὴν ἐκπλέξω ἐπιΐητοῦντος τοῦ [ἀ]ρχιερέως τὸν παῖδα ε[ἰ]δῖν, “I believe you are aware how much trouble I had in getting the circumcision through, owing to the high-priest’s desire to see the boy ig (Edd.). See s.v. περιτέμνω.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
περιτομή (peritomē) — circumcision. περιτομ-ή, ἡ, circumcision, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]
II. section of a machine, ἡ κάτω π. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. circular incision, [Refs 1st c.AD+]