ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑΣ, ακροβυστιας
AKROBYSTIAS, akrobystias
Sounds Like: ak-roh-by-STEE-as
Translations: of uncircumcision, of foreskin
From the root: ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being uncircumcised, literally meaning 'foreskin'. It is often used in a figurative sense in the New Testament to refer to Gentiles or those outside the covenant of Israel, contrasting them with the circumcised Jews. It is a compound word formed from 'AKROS' (highest, outermost) and 'BYSTIA' (foreskin).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑΣ — of uncircumcision, of foreskin
- ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΩΝ — of foreskins
- ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ — uncircumcision, foreskin, a state of being uncircumcised
- ΑΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑΝ — uncircumcision, a state of uncircumcision, foreskin
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