- Transliteration: Peritome

- Phonetic: per-it-om-ay'

- Definition:

1. circumcised

a. the act or rite of circumcision, "they of the circumcision" is a term used of the Jews

1. of Christians gathered from among the Jews

2. the state of circumcision

b. metaph.

1. of Christians separated from the unclean multitude and truly consecrated to God

2. the extinction of passions and the removal of spiritual impurity

- Origin: from G4059" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4059

- TDNT entry: 07:12,8

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G4059" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4059; circumcision (the rite the condition or the people literally or figuratively): - X circumcised circumcision.