ἀκροβυστίαakrobystía
the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e. gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person
Greek (New Testament) · G203
Meanings
the prepuce, foreskin (LXX), hence abstr., uncircumcision: Acts 11:3, Romans 2:25-27, Romans 3:30, Romans 4:10-12, 1 Corinthians 7:18-19, Galatians 5:6, Galatians 6:15, Colossians 2:13, Colossians 3:11. By by metonymy, the uncircumcised: Romans 4:9, Galatians 2:7, Ephesians 2:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Acts 11:3 “You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.
- Romans 2:25 The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
- Romans 2:26 And if the Gentiles obey God’s law, won’t God declare them to be his own people?
- Romans 2:27 In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it.
- Romans 3:30 There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.
- Romans 4:9 Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.