Strong G2944κυκλόω
to surround
- Transliteration
- kukloō
- Pronunciation
- koo-klo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From the same as G2945; to encircle that is surround: - compass (about) come (stand) round about.
Detailed definition
κυκλόω, -ῶ
(κύκλος), [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב;]
1. to move in a circle, revolve.
2. to surround, encircle: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω), Act.14:20; pass., Luk.21:20, Heb.11:30 (cf. περι-κυκλόω).†
(AS)
(κύκλος), [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב;]
1. to move in a circle, revolve.
2. to surround, encircle: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω), Act.14:20; pass., Luk.21:20, Heb.11:30 (cf. περι-κυκλόω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2944 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- compass3
- about1
- come1
- round1
- stand1
First verses
- Luke 21:20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
- John 10:24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
- Acts 14:20Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
- Hebrews 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Revelation 20:9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
κυκλ-όω,
future -ώσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 462)]: perfect κεκύκλωκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.116.10)]:— middle, future -ώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.20)]: aorist ἐκυκλωσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.18, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.72:)] —passive, future κυκλωθήσομαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ ((variant -ώσομαι) 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.24)]: perfect κεκύκλωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.32 (in middle sense (ἐγ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 395))]: aorist ἐκυκλώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.20)]: (κύκλος):—encircle, surround, Ὠκεανὸς.. κυκλοῖ χθόνα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1379 (Lyric poetry); πόλιν.. κυκλώσας Ἄρει φονίῳ [prev. author] “IA” 775 (Lyric poetry))]; ὅταν κυκλώσωσι [τοὺς ἰχθῦς] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 533b27)]:—more frequently in middle, κυκλώσασθαί τινας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.157, 9.18, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.17.13; κ. αὐτοὺς ἐς μέσον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.10, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 121 (Lyric poetry), 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hecale” 1.1.14, etc.: such forms as κυκλοῦνται, ἐκυκλοῦντο, etc., may belong to κυκλόω or to κυκλέω, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.127, 7.81, etc.: _absolutely_, κυκλούμενοι)] by an enveloping movement, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.76)]:—passive, to be surrounded, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 247, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.81:)] —joined with middle, εἰ οἱ κυκλούμενοι κυκλωθεῖεν X. [prev. cited]
2 go round, τὸ θυσιαστήριον [LXX (LXX.Psa.25(26).6)]:—passive, κυκλωθεὶς τὸν Ἀδρίαν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.25.)]
II move in a circle, whirl round, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 10(11).72; οὕτω κυκλώσω δαλὸν ἐν φαεσφόρῳ Κύκλωπος ὄψει 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 462; κ. ἀεὶ τὸ σῶμα 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 4; οἱ κυκλοῦντες [τὴν θάλασσαν] ἄνεμοι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 11.29.10; ἵετο κυκλώσας βαλιὰ πτερὰ θῆλυς ἀήτης Callias Epigrammaticus in “PSI” 9.1092.53, compare 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 92b Diehl: _metaphorically_, πολλοὺς λογισμοὺς ἡ πονηρία κυκλοῖ)] revolves, agitates, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 378)]:—middle, hurl, βέλη [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 7.17:)] —passive (or middle), go in a circle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.4.20)]; dance or whirl round, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 267, 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 811: _metaphorically_, δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 997 (Lyric poetry).)]
III form into a circle, κ. τόξα [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 12.82 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 17.5; incorrectly, κ. τόξοιο νευρήν 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 68.5)]:—passive, form a circle, of a bow, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1066)]; also [τάφρος] περὶ τὸ πεδίον κυκλωθεῖσα being drawn in a circle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 118d.)]
IV absolutely, κυκλώσατε ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα κύκλῳ [LXX (LXX.2Ki.11.8)]; ἐκύκλωσα ἐγὼ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι[LXX (LXX.Eccl.7.26(25).)]
V ={λακκίζειν}, {ἀμπέλους} [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Heroicus” 2.8.)]
future -ώσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 462)]: perfect κεκύκλωκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.116.10)]:— middle, future -ώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.20)]: aorist ἐκυκλωσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.18, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.72:)] —passive, future κυκλωθήσομαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ ((variant -ώσομαι) 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.24)]: perfect κεκύκλωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.32 (in middle sense (ἐγ-) 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 395))]: aorist ἐκυκλώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.20)]: (κύκλος):—encircle, surround, Ὠκεανὸς.. κυκλοῖ χθόνα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1379 (Lyric poetry); πόλιν.. κυκλώσας Ἄρει φονίῳ [prev. author] “IA” 775 (Lyric poetry))]; ὅταν κυκλώσωσι [τοὺς ἰχθῦς] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 533b27)]:—more frequently in middle, κυκλώσασθαί τινας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.157, 9.18, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.17.13; κ. αὐτοὺς ἐς μέσον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.10, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 121 (Lyric poetry), 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hecale” 1.1.14, etc.: such forms as κυκλοῦνται, ἐκυκλοῦντο, etc., may belong to κυκλόω or to κυκλέω, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.127, 7.81, etc.: _absolutely_, κυκλούμενοι)] by an enveloping movement, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.76)]:—passive, to be surrounded, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 247, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.81:)] —joined with middle, εἰ οἱ κυκλούμενοι κυκλωθεῖεν X. [prev. cited]
2 go round, τὸ θυσιαστήριον [LXX (LXX.Psa.25(26).6)]:—passive, κυκλωθεὶς τὸν Ἀδρίαν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.25.)]
II move in a circle, whirl round, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 10(11).72; οὕτω κυκλώσω δαλὸν ἐν φαεσφόρῳ Κύκλωπος ὄψει 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 462; κ. ἀεὶ τὸ σῶμα 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 4; οἱ κυκλοῦντες [τὴν θάλασσαν] ἄνεμοι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 11.29.10; ἵετο κυκλώσας βαλιὰ πτερὰ θῆλυς ἀήτης Callias Epigrammaticus in “PSI” 9.1092.53, compare 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 92b Diehl: _metaphorically_, πολλοὺς λογισμοὺς ἡ πονηρία κυκλοῖ)] revolves, agitates, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 378)]:—middle, hurl, βέλη [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 7.17:)] —passive (or middle), go in a circle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.4.20)]; dance or whirl round, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 267, 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 811: _metaphorically_, δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 997 (Lyric poetry).)]
III form into a circle, κ. τόξα [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 12.82 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 17.5; incorrectly, κ. τόξοιο νευρήν 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 68.5)]:—passive, form a circle, of a bow, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1066)]; also [τάφρος] περὶ τὸ πεδίον κυκλωθεῖσα being drawn in a circle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 118d.)]
IV absolutely, κυκλώσατε ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα κύκλῳ [LXX (LXX.2Ki.11.8)]; ἐκύκλωσα ἐγὼ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι[LXX (LXX.Eccl.7.26(25).)]
V ={λακκίζειν}, {ἀμπέλους} [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Heroicus” 2.8.)]