ἀπερίτμητος
aperitmētos
uncircumcised
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀπερίτμητος (G0564, aperitmētos) is used only once in the Bible to describe someone as uncircumcised. In this context, the term likely refers to an individual who has not undergone circumcision, a significant Jewish ritual in which a male's foreskin is removed. The definition and single occurrence in the biblical text suggest a limited range of usage, focusing on physical or ritual cleanliness. However, without further context or comparison with other words, it is difficult to establish a more nuanced understanding of the term's significance in this specific passage. In this isolated instance, the meaning of ἀπερίτμητος (G0564, aperitmētos) likely has a straightforward connotation, conveying that the person or group being described is excluded from the rite of circumcision or does not meet the physical or spiritual criteria for it. The word does not appear to hold any broader symbolic, metaphorical, or idiomatic meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text