Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
epispaomai
Simplified transliteration
epispaomai
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -
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. |