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Greek Word Study
G4061
περιτομή
peritomḗ
G4061 · Greek
Circumcision, the covenant cut. Peritomē. Abraham received it as a sign of the righteousness he had by faith before the knife ever fell. The true circumcision is of the heart. Let the inner life match the outward sign.
Verses with this word
John 7:22
“Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day ...”
John 7:23
“If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, becaus...”
Acts 7:8
“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac ...”
Acts 10:45
“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles al...”
Acts 11:2
“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”