Word study · Greek

peritomē

circumcision

Say it: per-ee-tom-AY (approximate)

περιτομή

What it means

Circumcision, a term for Jews. "By that which is called circumcision" (2:11).

Range of meaning

  • CircumcisionThe covenant sign.
  • The circumcisedThe Jews as a people.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 2

    "Called circumcision in the flesh" (2:11).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4061 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources