What does ἐπισπάομαι (epispáomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπισπάομαι (epispáomai) is a Greek word meaning "to uncircumcise".
Greek · G1986
ἐπισπάομαι
To uncircumcise
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ἐπισπάομαι G1986
Pronunciation epispáomai
What does ἐπισπάομαι (epispáomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπισπάομαι (epispáomai) is a Greek word meaning "to uncircumcise".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1986?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He should not become uncircumcised (1).
Where does ἐπισπάομαι (epispáomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It He should not become uncircumcised 1× 1 Corinthians 7:18
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 7:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐπισπάσθω 1x epispasthō 1 Corinthians 7:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 7:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to uncircumcise
Source Gloss
to uncircumcise
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1:15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to become as uncircumcised: 1Co.7:18.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 7:18 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
ἐπισπάσθω. epispasqw
I become uncircumcised
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
imperative 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπισπάομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain