ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ, ἀκροβυστια
AKROBYSTIA, akrobystia
Sounds Like: ak-roh-BOOS-tee-ah
Translations: uncircumcision, foreskin, a foreskin
From the root: ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun referring to the state of being uncircumcised or, more literally, the foreskin itself. It is often used in a religious or theological context to distinguish between Jews (who were circumcised) and Gentiles (who were uncircumcised). It can also refer to the physical foreskin.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G203 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Romans — 2:25, 2:26, 2:27, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12
- 1 Corinthians — 7:18, 7:19
- Galatians — 5:6, 6:15
- Ephesians — 2:11
- Colossians — 2:13, 3:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑ.
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.
- ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑΙΣ — (to) uncircumcisions, (to) foreskins, (with) uncircumcisions, (with) foreskins
- ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΙΑΝ — uncircumcision, foreskin, a state of being uncircumcised
- ἈΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΟΥ — of uncircumcision, of foreskin, of the uncircumcised state
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