Lexicon akrobustia: Uncircumcision, foreskin Original Word: ἀκροβυστία Strong's Exhaustive Concordance uncircumcision, uncircumcisedFrom akron and probably a modified form of posthe (the penis or male sexual organ); the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e. Gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person -- not circumcised, uncircumcised (with echo), uncircumcision. see GREEK akron see GREEK echo HELPS Word-studies 203 akrobystía – properly, uncircumcised; (figuratively) a person outside of God's covenant, i.e. who does not belong to the Seed (Christ, the Messiah). Physical circumcision is the visible sign of God's covenant, representing the opportunity from God to belong to Him by personally receiving His offer of salvation – through the Seed (Jesus Christ, the Messiah). [203 /akrobystía literally means "what covers the extreme end," referring to the part of the male foreskin not removed by circumcision. The duty of physical circumcision of course did not relate to women.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition the prepuce, foreskin, hence uncircumcision NASB Translation uncircumcised (10), uncircumcised man (1), uncircumcision (8), without being circumcised (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 203: ἀκροβυστίαἀκροβυστία, (ας, ἡ (a word unknown to the Greeks, who used ἡ ἀκροποσθία and τό ἀκροπόσθιον, from πόσθη i. e.membrum virile. Accordingly it is likely that τήν ποσθην of the Greeks was pronounced τήν βύστην by the Alexandrians, and ἀκροβυστία said instead of ἀκροπόσθια — i. e. τό ἄκρον τῆς πόσθης; cf. the acute remarks of Fritzsche, Commentary on Romans, vol. i., 136, together with the opinion which Winer prefers 99 (94) (and Cremer, 3te Anti. under the word)), in the Sept. the equivalent of עָרְלָה the prepuce, the skin covering the glans penis; a. properly: Acts 11:3; Romans 2:25, 26{b}; 1 Corinthians 7:19; Galatians 5:6; Galatians 6:15; Colossians 3:11; (Judith 14:10; 1 Macc. 1:15); ἐν ἀκροβυστία ὤν having the foreskin (Tertullianpraeputiatus), uncircumcised i. e. Gentile, Romans 4:10; ἐν ἀκροβυστία, namely, ὤν, 1 Corinthians 7:18; equivalent, to the same is δἰ ἀκροβυστίας, Romans 4:11; ἡ ἐν τῇ ἀκροβυστία πίστις the faith which one has while he is uncircumcised, Romans 4:11f, b. by metonyny, of the abstract for the concrete, having the foreskin is equiv. to a Gentile: Romans 2:26{a}; c. in a transferred sense: ἡ ἀκροβυστία τῆς σαρκός (opposed to the περιτομή ἀχειροποίητος or regeneration, Colossians 2:11), "the condition in which the corrupt desires rooted in the σάρξ were not yet extinct," Colossians 2:13 (the expression is derived from the circumstance that the foreskin was the sign of impurity and alienation from God (cf. B. D. under the word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of uncircumcision is עָרֵל (arel, Strong's Hebrew 6189), which similarly denotes the state of being uncircumcised and is used in the Old Testament to describe those outside the covenant community. Usage: The term is used in the New Testament to discuss the physical state of uncircumcision and, metaphorically, to address spiritual and covenantal themes. It appears in discussions contrasting Jewish and Gentile believers, particularly in the context of the early Church's debates over the necessity of circumcision for salvation. Context: The term ἀκροβυστία is significant in the New Testament, especially in the writings of the Apostle Paul. It appears in key theological discussions about the relationship between Jewish and Gentile believers. In Romans 2:25-29, Paul argues that true circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, rather than merely a physical act. This redefinition emphasizes faith and spiritual transformation over adherence to the law. Englishman's Concordance Acts 11:3 N-AFSGRK: πρὸς ἄνδρας ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας καὶ NAS: You went to uncircumcised men KJV: to men uncircumcised, and didst eat INT: to men uncircumcision having and Romans 2:25 N-NFS Romans 2:26 N-NFS Romans 2:26 N-NFS Romans 2:27 N-NFS Romans 3:30 N-AFS Romans 4:9 N-AFS Romans 4:10 N-DFS Romans 4:10 N-DFS Romans 4:11 N-DFS Romans 4:11 N-GFS Romans 4:12 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 7:18 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 7:19 N-NFS Galatians 2:7 N-GFS Galatians 5:6 N-NFS Galatians 6:15 N-NFS Ephesians 2:11 N-NFS Colossians 2:13 N-DFS Colossians 3:11 N-NFS Strong's Greek 203 |
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