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Lexicon :: Strong's G2944 - kykloō

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κυκλόω
Transliteration
kykloō (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-klo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as κύκλῳ (G2945)
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Strong’s Definitions

κυκλόω kyklóō, koo-klo'-o; from the same as G2945; to encircle, i.e. surround:—compass (about), come (stand) round about.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2944 in the following manner: compass about (2x), compass (1x), come round about (1x), stand round about (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2944 in the following manner: compass about (2x), compass (1x), come round about (1x), stand round about (1x).
  1. to go around, lead around

  2. to surround, encircle, encompass

    1. of persons standing around

    2. of besiegers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κυκλόω kyklóō, koo-klo'-o; from the same as G2945; to encircle, i.e. surround:—compass (about), come (stand) round about.
STRONGS G2944:
κυκλόω, κύκλῳ: 1 aorist ἐκύκλωσα; passive, present participle κυκλουμενος; 1 aorist participle κυκλωθεις; (κύκλος); the Sept. chiefly for סָבַב;
1. to go round, lead round (Pindar, Euripides, Polybius, others).
2. to surround, encircle, encompass: of persons standing round, τινα, John 10:24 (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐκύκλευσαν (which see)); Acts 14:20; of besiegers (often so in secular authors and in the Sept.), Luke 21:20; Hebrews 11:30, and R G Tr in Revelation 20:9. (Compare: περικυκλόω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
21:20
John
10:24
Acts
14:20
Hebrews
11:30
Revelation
20:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2944 matches the Greek κυκλόω (kykloō),
which occurs 67 times in 65 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 2:11–Ecc 7:25)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:11 - The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:13 - The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:18 - But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:4 - And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:5 - And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:1 - “Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the LORD told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:3 - ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:10 - “He found him in a desert land,
and in the howling waste of the wilderness;
he encircled him, he cared for him,
he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:7 - And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:18 - “Then they journeyed through the wilderness and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab and arrived on the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:15 - And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:6 - the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:6 - Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites;[fn] and they came to Dan, and from Dan[fn] they went around to Sidon,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:23 - Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:24 - Under its brim were gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is surely the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:9 - So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:15 - When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:21 - Then Joram[fn] passed over to Zair with all his chariots and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders struck the Edomites who had surrounded him, but his army fled home.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:8 - shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - Under it were figures of gourds,[fn] for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31 - As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; God drew them away from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:9 - Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:2 - And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:7 - The Levites shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever enters the house shall be put to death. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:17 - While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:13 - his archers surround me.
He slashes open my kidneys and does not spare;
he pours out my gall on the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:12 - His troops come on together;
they have cast up their siege ramp[fn] against me
and encamp around my tent.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - Therefore snares are all around you,
and sudden terror overwhelms you,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7 - Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
over it return on high.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16 - For dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they have pierced my hands and feet[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:6 - I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:6 - And now my head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:12 - Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:5 - Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are within it;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 - Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 - Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:17 - They surround me like a flood all day long;
they close in on me together.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:4 - He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:3 - They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me without cause.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:10 - All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:11 - They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:6 - The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.

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