Word study · Greek
peritomē
circumcision
Say it: per-ee-tom-AY (approximate)
περιτομή
What it means
The cutting of the foreskin, the sign of the covenant given to Abraham (Genesis 17). The question in Acts 15 is whether Gentiles must be circumcised to be saved. Paul argues in Romans 2 and 4 and Galatians 5 that it is not required, and that the real circumcision is of the heart.
Range of meaning
- CircumcisionThe covenant sign.
- The circumcisedThe Jews as a people.
In Acts
- Chapter 15
"Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses" (15:1, 15:5).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G4061 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources