Word Study · Strong's G1986 · Greek

ἐπισπάομαι

epispaomai

ep-ee-spah'-om-ahee

Strong's 1890 spelling: epispáomai

“to draw over, i.e. (with implied) efface the mark of circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to draw over, i.e. (with implied) efface the mark of circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin)

Rendered in the KJV as

become uncircumcised.

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Inflected forms · 1

ἐπισπάσθω·1

How it is rendered · 1

he should become uncircumcised;1

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How it parses · 1

verb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singular1

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1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 7:18ἐπισπάσθω·epispasthōverb · present deponent, command · 3rd person singularWas 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.here: he should become uncircumcised;

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