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akrobystía

uncircumcision, foreskin

Say it: ak-rob-oos-TEE-ah (approximate)

ἀκροβυστία

What it means

The state of being uncircumcised, used for Gentiles as a group ("the uncircumcision"). In 2:7, Paul has been entrusted with "the gospel of the uncircumcision," as Peter with "the circumcision."

Range of meaning

  • UncircumcisionNot circumcised.
  • GentilesNon-Jews, as a group.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 2

    "The gospel of the uncircumcision" (2:7).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0203 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources