Epispaō ἐπισπάω
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| ἐπισπάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epispaō |
| Strong's number | G1986 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to uncircumcise |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Epispaō (Greek ἐπισπάω, Strong's G1986) is a Greek verb meaning “to uncircumcise”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπι-σπάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Isa.5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ;]
to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1:15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to become as uncircumcised: 1Co.7:18.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ;]
to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1:15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to become as uncircumcised: 1Co.7:18.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | him (1), uncircumcised (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he should not become uncircumcised (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epispaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 7:18Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).