noun · feminine
akrobustias
Greekἀκροβυστία (akrobustia)
Strong’sG203
foreskin
stem akrobusti-20 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀκροβυστία, -ας, ή
(perh. an Alexandrian form of cl. ἀκροποσθία; cf. MM, VGT, s.v.) [in LXX for עׇרְלָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G203 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-rob-oos-tee'-ah
the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e. gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person
Fromfrom G206 and probably a modified form of πόσθη (the penis or male sexual organ);
King Jamesnot circumcised, uncircumcised (with <span data-strongs="G2192">G2192</span>), uncircumcision.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akrobustias9×ἀκροβυστία | akrobustiais |
| object accusative | akrobustian3×ἀκροβυστίαν | akrobustiain |
| direct address vocative | akrobustiar | akrobustiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | akrobustiau2×ἀκροβυστίας | akrobustiaiu |
| to, for dative | akrobustia6×ἀκροβυστίᾳ | akrobustiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
akrobustia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
akrobustias“uncircumcision”subjectnominative singular9×
Romans 2:25“uncircumcision”Peritomas men gar ōfelatō ean nomon prassaseiō; ean de parabatos nomou aseiō, tas peritomas su akrobustias ginatē.Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
Romans 2:26“uncircumcised”ean oun tas akrobustias teim dikaiōmeim tou nomou fulassateiō, ouk tas akrobustias autou eis peritoman logiziti?If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
Romans 2:26“uncircumcision”ean oun tas akrobustias teim dikaiōmeim tou nomou fulassateiō, ouk tas akrobustias autou eis peritoman logiziti?If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
Romans 2:27“uncircumcised”kai krinati tas ek fusiau akrobustias ton nomon telarōtas sin ton dia grammeu kai peritomau parabaton nomou.The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
1 Corinthians 7:19“uncircumcision”tas peritomas oudenem atō, kai tas akrobustias oudenem atō, alla tērēsias entolaiu theou.Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
Galatians 5:6“uncircumcision”en gar Christo Iēso oute peritomas tinem ischuatō oute akrobustias, alla pistias dia agapau energerōtas.For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 6:15“uncircumcision”oute gar peritomas tinem atō oute akrobustias, alla kainas ktisias.For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
Ephesians 2:11“uncircumcision”Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en sarxa, tois legirōtois akrobustias hupo tau legirōtau peritomau en sarxa cheiropoiētau,Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands) —
Colossians 3:11“uncircumcised”hopou ouk eniatō Hellēnos kai Ioudaios, peritomas kai akrobustias, barbaros, Skuthos, doulos, eleutheros, alla teim panteim kai en pantei Christos.Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
akrobustian“uncircumcised”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 11:3“uncircumcised”legarōtois hoti Eiserchasa pros anēroin akrobustian echarōtoin kai sunesthiasa autoi.and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
Romans 3:30“uncircumcised”eiper henos tos theos, hos dikaiati peritoman ek pistiau kai akrobustian dia tau pistiau.since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
Romans 4:9“uncircumcised”Tos makarismos oun houtos epi tan peritoman ē kai epi tan akrobustian? leganō gar; Logizita to Abraam tas pistias eis dikaiosunan.Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
akrobustiau“uncircumcised”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Romans 4:11“without being circumcised”kai sēmem lambata peritomau, sfragian tau dikaiosunau tau pistiau tau en ta akrobustia, eis tem arō auton patēron pantoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu dia akrobustiau, eis tem logizira autoi tan dikaiosunan,And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Galatians 2:7“uncircumcised”alla tounantion horaratois hoti pisteuimē tem euangeliem tau akrobustiau kathōs Petros tau peritomau,On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
akrobustia“uncircumcised”to, fordative singular6×
Romans 4:10“uncircumcised”pōs oun logizita? en peritoma arōto ē en akrobustia? ouk en peritoma alla en akrobustia;In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.
Romans 4:10“uncircumcised”pōs oun logizita? en peritoma arōto ē en akrobustia? ouk en peritoma alla en akrobustia;In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.
Romans 4:11“uncircumcised”kai sēmem lambata peritomau, sfragian tau dikaiosunau tau pistiau tau en ta akrobustia, eis tem arō auton patēron pantoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu dia akrobustiau, eis tem logizira autoi tan dikaiosunan,And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Romans 4:12“uncircumcised”kai patēron peritomau toi ouk ek peritomau monem alla kai toi stoicharōtoi tei ichnei tau en akrobustia pistiau tou patērou nu Abraam.And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
1 Corinthians 7:18“uncircumcised”peritemnirētos tinos kalita? mē epispetōr; en akrobustia kalitē tinos? mē peritemnitōr.Was 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.
Colossians 2:13“uncircumcision”kai vin nekroin arōtoin en tei paraptōmei kai ta akrobustia tau sarxau vu, suzōopoiata vin sun auto; charizeratos ni panteim teim paraptōmeim,When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,