adverb
kuklō
Strong’sG2945
round about, in a circle
stem kukl-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κύκλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for סָבִיב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2945 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
wheel along, in Refs 8th c.BC+
2 move round or in a circle, ὁδοῖς κυκλῶν ἐμαυτὸν εἰς ἀναστροφήν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ ἀνδρὶ δυσμενεῖ βάσιν κυκλοῦντα, metaphorically, from dogs questing about for the scent, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. πρόσωπον, ὄμμα, look round, look about, Refs 5th c.BC+; ={κυκλεύω}Refs 5th c.BC+
3 bring round, repeat, τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον Refs 4th c.BC+
II middle and passive, form a circle round, encompass, encircle, μηνοειδὲς ποιήσαντες τῶν νεῶν ἐκυκλεῦντο ὡς περιλάβοιεν αὐτούς Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴδεσθέ μ᾽ οἷον ἄρτι κῦμα.. κυκλεῖται encompasses me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 go round and round, revolve, τὴν αὐτὴν φορὰν κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; δι᾽ ἀλλήλων αὐτοῖς -εῖται τὸ κακόν, of the vicious circle in disease, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 assemble in knots, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 metaphorically, of sayings, etc., to be current, pass from mouth to mouth, τὸ κυκλούμενον παρὰ πᾶσιν ἔπος Refs 1st c.AD+
III intransitive in active, revolve, come round and round, πολλαὶ κυκλοῦσι νύκτες ἡμέραι τ᾽ ἴσαι (but read κυκλοῦνται as L had originally) Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Where it appears
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8 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Mark 3:34kai peribleperantos toin peri auton kuklō kathorōntoin legatō; Ide tas mētēras mu …Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are …
Mark 6:6“in a circuit”… apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōntos.… amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
Mark 6:36apoluasar autoin, hina apercharantois eis toin kuklō agroin kai kōmain agorazaleia heautoi tinem …… so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves …
Luke 9:12… ton ochlon, hina poreuirantois eis tain kuklō kōmain kai agroin katalualeia kai heuriskaleia …… so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and …
Romans 15:19… pneumeu; hōste min apo Ierousalēm kai kuklō mechris teu Illurikeu plērarē tem euangeliem …… So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed …
Revelation 4:6… Kai en mese tou thronou kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōnteim ofthalmoiu …… clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures …
Revelation 5:11“around”… horama, kai akouama fōnan angeloiu polloiu kuklō tou thronou kai teiu zōeiu kai …Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders …
Revelation 7:11kai pantois tois angelois stēalelē kuklō tou thronou kai toiu presbuteroiu kai …And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders …