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Name of God’s Son

ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΙ, περιτεμνι

PERITEMNI, peritemni

Sounds Like: peh-ree-TEM-nee

Translations: to circumcise, to cut around, to cut off

From the root: ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means 'to circumcise' or 'to cut around/off'. It is used to describe the act of performing circumcision, a religious rite, particularly among Jews. It can also be used more generally to mean 'to cut off' or 'to prune'. The form 'ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΙ' is likely a misspelling or a variant of 'ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΕΙ' (present active indicative, 3rd person singular) or 'ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΗ' (present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular), or possibly an imperative form.

Inflection: Likely a misspelling or variant of a 3rd person singular form (indicative or subjunctive) or an imperative form. It would be Present Tense, Active Voice.

Strong’s number: G4059 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Unknown: Yes


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Acts of the Apostles — 21:21

From the same root

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