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verb

peritemnimō

Greekπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)

Strong’sG4059

I circumcise

stem peritemn-17 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books13 forms occur

Translated as

circumcised12×circumcisecircumcision

What it means

περι-τέμνω,

[in LXX chiefly for מוּל;] (Ion., Epic. and late writers),

to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise (π. τὰ αἰδοῖα, Hdt.): Lk 1:59 2:21, Jo 7:22, Ac 7:8 15:5 16:3 21:21. Pass. and mid., to be circumcised, receive circumcision: Ac 15:1, I Co 7:18, Ga 2:3 5:2, 3 6:12, 13. Metaph. (cf. De 10:16, Je 4:4, al.), Col 2:11 (v. Deiss., BS, 151 f.; MM, xix).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4059 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee-tem'-no

to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise

Fromfrom G4012 and the base of G5114;

King Jamescircumcise.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
peritemnavōπεριτέμνετεhappening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person pluralcircumcise
peritemnataπεριέτεμενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularcircumcised
peritemnivaπεριετμήθητεhappened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person pluralcircumcised
peritemniveiōπεριτέμνησθεhappening now · yepresent passive subjunctive 2nd person pluralcircumcised
peritemniveiaπεριτμηθῆτεhappened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person pluralcircumcised
peritemnitōrπεριτεμνέσθωhappening now · he/she/itpresent passive imperative 3rd person singularcircumcised
peritemnarōπεριτέμνεινhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitivecircumcise
peritemnirōπεριτέμνεσθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitivecircumcised
peritemnaraπεριτεμεῖνhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivecircumcise
peritemniraπεριτμηθῆναιhappened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitivecircumcised
peritemnirōtoπεριτεμνομένῳhappening now · to, forpresent passive participle dative singular masculinecircumcised
peritemnirōtoisπεριτεμνόμενοιhappening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculinecircumcised
peritemnirētosπεριτετμημένοςhas happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculinecircumcised

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularperitemnamōperitemnameperitemnamiperitemnamaperitemnamēperitemnamelē
you 2nd person singularperitemnasōperitemnaseperitemnasiperitemnasaperitemnasēperitemnaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnatōperitemnateperitemnatiperitemnataπεριέτεμενperitemnatēperitemnatelē
we 1st person pluralperitemnanōperitemnaneperitemnaniperitemnanaperitemnanēperitemnanelē
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnavōπεριτέμνετεperitemnaveperitemnaviperitemnavaperitemnavēperitemnavelē
they 3rd person pluralperitemnalōperitemnaleperitemnaliperitemnalaperitemnalēperitemnalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularperitemnimōperitemnimeperitemnimiperitemnimaperitemnimēperitemnimelē
you 2nd person singularperitemnisōperitemniseperitemnisiperitemnisaperitemnisēperitemniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnitōperitemniteperitemnitiperitemnitaperitemnitēperitemnitelē
we 1st person pluralperitemninōperitemnineperitemniniperitemninaperitemninēperitemninelē
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnivōperitemniveperitemniviperitemnivaπεριετμήθητεperitemnivēperitemnivelē
they 3rd person pluralperitemnilōperitemnileperitemniliperitemnilaperitemnilēperitemnilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularperitemnameiōperitemnameiaperitemnameiē
you 2nd person singularperitemnaseiōperitemnaseiaperitemnaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnateiōperitemnateiaperitemnateiē
we 1st person pluralperitemnaneiōperitemnaneiaperitemnaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnaveiōperitemnaveiaperitemnaveiē
they 3rd person pluralperitemnaleiōperitemnaleiaperitemnaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularperitemnimeiōperitemnimeiaperitemnimeiē
you 2nd person singularperitemniseiōperitemniseiaperitemniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemniteiōperitemniteiaperitemniteiē
we 1st person pluralperitemnineiōperitemnineiaperitemnineiē
ye 2nd person pluralperitemniveiōπεριτέμνησθεperitemniveiaπεριτμηθῆτεperitemniveiē
they 3rd person pluralperitemnileiōperitemnileiaperitemnileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularperitemnasōrperitemnasarperitemnasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnatōrperitemnatarperitemnatēr
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnavōrperitemnavarperitemnavēr
they 3rd person pluralperitemnalōrperitemnalarperitemnalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularperitemnisōrperitemnisarperitemnisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnitōrπεριτεμνέσθωperitemnitarperitemnitēr
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnivōrperitemnivarperitemnivēr
they 3rd person pluralperitemnilōrperitemnilarperitemnilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularperitemnamoiōperitemnamoia
you 2nd person singularperitemnasoiōperitemnasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnatoiōperitemnatoia
we 1st person pluralperitemnanoiōperitemnanoia
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnavoiōperitemnavoia
they 3rd person pluralperitemnaloiōperitemnaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularperitemnimoiōperitemnimoia
you 2nd person singularperitemnisoiōperitemnisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularperitemnitoiōperitemnitoia
we 1st person pluralperitemninoiōperitemninoia
ye 2nd person pluralperitemnivoiōperitemnivoia
they 3rd person pluralperitemniloiōperitemniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 7 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceperitemnarōπεριτέμνεινperitemnariperitemnaraπεριτεμεῖνperitemnarē
acted on passive voiceperitemnirōπεριτέμνεσθαιperitemniriperitemniraπεριτμηθῆναιperitemnirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceperitemnarōtosperitemnaritosperitemnaratosperitemnarētos
acted on passive voiceperitemnirōtosperitemniritosperitemniratosperitemnirētosπεριτετμημένος

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
peritemnstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

peritemn 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

17 occurrences, every one of them listed

peritemnavō“circumcise”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural

John 7:22“circumcise”dia houtem Mōusos dōatē vi tan peritoman ouk hoti ek tou Mōusou atō alla ek toiu patēroiu kai en sabbate peritemnavō anthrōpon.But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

peritemnata“circumcised”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 7:8“circumcised”kai dōata auto diathēkan peritomau; kai houtōs gennata ton Isaak kai peritemnata auton ta hēmera ta ogdoa, kai Isaak ton Iakōb, kai Iakōb toin dōdeka patriarchoin.Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

Acts 16:3“circumcised”houton thelata tos Paulos sun auto exerchara, kai lambaratos peritemnata auton dia toin Ioudaioin toin arōtoin en toi topoi ekeinoi, oidalelē gar hapantois hoti Hellēnos tos patēros autou huparchate.Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

peritemniva“circumcised”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural

Colossians 2:11“circumcised”en ho kai peritemniva peritoma acheiropoiēta en ta apekdusia teu sōmeu tau sarxau, en ta peritoma tou Christou,In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

peritemniveiō“circumcised”happening now · yepresent passive subjunctive 2nd person plural

Galatians 5:2“circumcised”Ide mis Paulos legamō vi hoti ean peritemniveiō Christos vin oudenem ōfelati.Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

peritemniveia“circumcised”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural

Acts 15:1“circumcised”Kai tinois katercharatois apo tau Ioudaiau didaskale toin adelfoin hoti Ean mē peritemniveia te ethe te Mōusou, ouk dunevō sōzira.Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

peritemnitōr“circumcised”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive imperative 3rd person singular

1 Corinthians 7:18“circumcised”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.

peritemnarō“circumcise”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

Acts 15:5“circumcise”exanistanala de tinois toiu apo tau hairesiau toiu Farisaioiu pisteuarētois, legarōtois hoti datō peritemnarō autoin parangellarō tē tērarō ton nomon Mōusou.But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

Acts 21:21“circumcise”katēchila de peri su hoti apostasian didaskasō apo Mōusou toin kata teim ethneim pantoin Ioudaioin, legarōtos mē peritemnarō autoin teim tekneim mēde tei ethei peripatarō.But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

peritemnirō“circumcised”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive

Galatians 6:12“circumcised”hosois thelalō euprosōpara en sarxa, houtois anankazalō vin peritemnirō, monem hina to stauro tou Christou mē diōkileiō;Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

Galatians 6:13“circumcised”oude gar tois peritemnirōtois autois nomon fulassalō, alla thelalō vin peritemnirō hina en ta humetera sarxa kaucheleia.For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

peritemnara“circumcise”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Luke 1:59“circumcise”Kai gineta en ta hēmera ta ogdoa erchala peritemnara tem paidiem, kai kalale autem epi te onome tou patērou autou Zacharion.On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

Luke 2:21“circumcision”Kai hote pimplēila hēmerais oktō teu peritemnara auton, kai kalita tem onomem autou Iēsus, tem kaliratem hupo tou angelou pro teu sullambira auton en ta koilia.When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

peritemnira“circumcised”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive

Galatians 2:3“circumcised”alla oude Titos tos sun mi, Hellēnos arōtos, anankazita peritemnira;Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

peritemnirōto“circumcised”happening now · to, forpresent passive participle dative singular masculine

Galatians 5:3“circumcised”marturemō de palin panto anthrōpo peritemnirōto hoti ofeiletos atō holon ton nomon poiara.Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

peritemnirōtois“circumcised”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine

Galatians 6:13“circumcised”oude gar tois peritemnirōtois autois nomon fulassalō, alla thelalō vin peritemnirō hina en ta humetera sarxa kaucheleia.For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

peritemnirētos“circumcised”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculine

1 Corinthians 7:18“circumcised”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.