περιτέμνω — to circumcise · Greek word G4059

περιτέμνωperitemnō

to circumcise

Greek · G4059 · 42 occurrences · 39 references

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περι-τέμνω
[in LXX chiefly for מוּל ;] (Ion., Epic. and late writers),
to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise (π. τὰ αἰδοῖα, Hdt.) : Luk.1:59 2:21, Jhn.7:22, Act.7:8 15:5 16:3 21:21. Pass. and mid., to be circumcised, receive circumcision: Act.15:1, 1Co.7:18, Gal.2:3 5:2-3 6:12-13 Metaphorical (cf. Deu.10:16, Jer.4:4, al.), Col.2:11 (see Deiss., BS, 151 f.; MM, xix).†
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περιτέμνω, Ep. and Ion. περιτειχτάμνω,

A cut or clip round about, οἴνας περιταμνέμεν prune them, Hes. Op. 570; [ τὴν κεφαλὴν] π. κύκλῳ περὶ τὰ ὦτα Hdt. 4.64; of a goldsmith, CPR 22.6 (ii A. D.):— Med., βραχίονας περιτάμνονται make incisions all over their arms, Hdt. 4.71:— Pass., to be cut up, of fish, Arist. Mir. 835a19.

2 of circumcision, τῶν ἐπιγινομένων οὐ περιτάμνουσι τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.104, cf. D.C. 79.11; π. τοὺς παῖδας D.S. 1.28, cf. LXX Jo. 5.2, al., PCair.Zen. 76.13 (iii B. C.), etc.:— Med., περιτάμνονται τὰ αἰδοῖα Hdt. 2.36, 104, cf. D.S. 3.32; περιετέμοντο τὴν σάρκα LXX Ge. 34.24: abs., practise circumcision, Hdt. 2.104:— Pass., LXX Ge. 17.10,al.

3 cut off the extremities, τὰ ὦτα καὶ τὴν ῥῖνα Hdt. 2.162; τοὺς μαστούς D.C. 62.7; τὰ περιττά Luc. Anach. 20:— Pass., περιτάμνεσθαι γῆν to be curtailed of certain land, Hdt. 4.159; πᾶσαν.. περιτεμνόμενον σοφίαν E. Fr. 473 (anap.).

II cut off and hem in all round:— Med., βοῦς περιταμνόμενον cutting off cattle for oneself, ‘lifling’ cattle, Od. 11.402, 24.112:— Pass., to be cut off, ἅρματα π. ὑπὸ τῶν ἱππέων X. Cyr. 5.4.8.

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