Word study · Greek
peritomē
circumcision
Say it: per-ee-tom-AY (approximate)
περιτομή
What it means
Circumcision. "For we are the circumcision" (3:3), and Paul's own "circumcised the eighth day" (3:5).
Range of meaning
- CircumcisionThe covenant sign.
- The circumcisedThe Jews as a people.
In Philippians
- Chapter 3
"For we are the circumcision" (3:3, 3:5).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4061 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources