Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐπισπάομαι
Greek transliteration
epispaomai
Simplified transliteration
epispaomai
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
1986
GK Number
2177

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(1b)
Gloss
to (attempt to) conceal circumcision, formally to pull over (the foreskin to conceal circumcision)
Definition
to draw upon, or after; in NT mid. to obliterate circumcision by artificial extension of the foreskin, 1 Cor. 7:18*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπισπάομαι

1 Corinthians 7:18 If a man was already circumcised when he was called, he (epispasthō | ἐπισπάσθω | pres mid imperative 3 sg) should (epispasthō | ἐπισπάσθω | pres mid imperative 3 sg) not conceal his circumcision (epispasthō | ἐπισπάσθω | pres mid imperative 3 sg). If a man was not circumcised when he was called, he should not submit to circumcision.

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