Word study · Greek
peritomē
circumcision
Say it: per-ee-tom-AY (approximate)
περιτομή
What it means
Circumcision. "A circumcision not made with hands" (2:11) and the circumcised and uncircumcised (3:11; 4:11).
Range of meaning
- CircumcisionThe covenant sign.
- The circumcisedThe Jews as a people.
In Colossians
- Chapter 2
"In whom you were also circumcised" (2:11).
- Chapter 4
"These are the only ones of the circumcision" (4:11).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G4061 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources