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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15810" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15810" /> == | ||
<p> Cutting, a term of reproach, applied to certain [[Judaizing]] teachers at Philippi, as mere cutters of the flesh; in contrast with the true circumcision, those who were created anew in [[Christ]] [[Jesus]] unto righteousness and true holiness, Philippians 3:2 . </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31011" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31011" /> == | ||
Philippians 3:2 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39497" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39497" /> == | ||
Philippians 3:2 Philippians 3:2[[Circumcision]][[Paul]] | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50412" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50412" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> CONCISION </strong> . A name applied contemptuously by S. [[Paul]] ( Philippians 3:2 ) to the merely fleshly circumcision (Gr. <em> katatomç </em> ; the ordinary word for ‘circumcision’ is <em> peritomç </em> ). </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55423" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55423" /> == | ||
<p> See Circumcision. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58746" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58746" /> == | ||
<p> CONCISION, n. L., to cut off. Literally, a cutting off. Hence, In scripture, the [[Jews]] or those who adhered to circumcision, which, after our Saviors death, was no longer a seal of the covenant, but a mere cutting of the flesh. </p> <p> [[Beware]] of dogs beware of the concision. Philippians 3 . </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65650" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65650" /> == | ||
<p> This is a 'cutting, mutilation,' κατατομή, in contrast to the true circumcision, which is a cutting off. It is a term of contempt for the Judaising teachers. Philippians 3:2 . </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69830" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69830" /> == | ||
<p> Concision. A term used sarcastically of [[Judaizers]] who insisted on circumcision as necessary for [[Gentile]] Christians. Philippians 3:2. </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77204" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77204" /> == | ||
<div> 1: Κατατομή (Strong'S #2699 [[Noun]] [[Feminine]] katatome kat-at-om-ay' ) </div> <p> lit., "a cutting off" (kata, "down," temno, "to cut"), "a mutilation," is a term found in Philippians 3:2 , there used by the Apostle, by a paranomasia, contemptuously, for the [[Jewish]] circumcision with its [[Judaistic]] influence, in contrast to the true spiritual circumcision. </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_103176" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2561" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2561" /> == | ||
<p> '''''kon''''' -'''''sizh´un''''' ( κατατομή , <i> '''''katatomḗ''''' </i> , "mutilation," "cutting"): A term by which [[Paul]] contemptuously designates the merely fleshly circumcision upon which the [[Judaizers]] insisted as being necessary for [[Gentile]] converts (Philippians 3:2 ), as distinguished from <i> '''''peritomḗ''''' </i> , the true circumcision (Philippians 3:3 ). Compare Galatians 5:12 and Deuteronomy 23:1 , and see [[Circumcision]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33762" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33762" /> == | ||
<p> (κατατομή, a cutting down, i.e. entire mutilation of the parts), a contemptuous term used by [[Paul]] in Philippians 3:2, to denote the zealots for circumcision. In classical writers the [[Greek]] word denotes a groove or channel, etc. (see Liddell and Scott, s.v.), but the apostle parodies the term previously employed, for the purpose of indicating more pointedly the real character of the sectaries in question; instead of saying "beware of the circumcision" (περιτομήν ), namely, the party who pressed the necessity of still observing that ordinance, he says "beware of the concision" (κατατομήν ); as much as to say they no longer deserve the old and venerable name; what they stickle for is a mere concision, a flesh- cutting. He then goes on to state the reason, "for we are the circumcision "the reality has now passed over into us, who believe in [[Christ]] and are renewed in the spirit of our minds. (See Sommel, Obss. Philol. on this passage, Lond. 1793.) [[Similarly]] in Galatians 5:12, he says even more pointedly, "I would they [the same class of [[Judaizing]] teachers] were even cut off" (ἀποκόψονται, would for themselves cut off wholly the organ circumcised, and not be content with a mere scarification of it), i.e. make themselves outright eunuchs (comp. the allusions to their impurity, Galatians 5:13; Galatians 5:19; Galatians 5:24). So Chrysostom and [[Jerome]] explain (περικοπτέσθωσιν, abscindantur). (See [[Circumcision]]). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_15810"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/concision Concision from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_31011"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/concision Concision from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39497"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/concision Concision from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_50412"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/concision Concision from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_55423"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/concision Concision from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_58746"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/concision Concision from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65650"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/concision Concision from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69830"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/concision Concision from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77204"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/concision Concision from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_103176"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/concision Concision from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2561"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/concision Concision from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_33762"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/concision Concision from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 07:22, 12 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
Cutting, a term of reproach, applied to certain Judaizing teachers at Philippi, as mere cutters of the flesh; in contrast with the true circumcision, those who were created anew in Christ Jesus unto righteousness and true holiness, Philippians 3:2 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Philippians 3:2
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Philippians 3:2 Philippians 3:2CircumcisionPaul
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
CONCISION . A name applied contemptuously by S. Paul ( Philippians 3:2 ) to the merely fleshly circumcision (Gr. katatomç ; the ordinary word for ‘circumcision’ is peritomç ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [5]
See Circumcision.
King James Dictionary [6]
CONCISION, n. L., to cut off. Literally, a cutting off. Hence, In scripture, the Jews or those who adhered to circumcision, which, after our Saviors death, was no longer a seal of the covenant, but a mere cutting of the flesh.
Beware of dogs beware of the concision. Philippians 3 .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [7]
This is a 'cutting, mutilation,' κατατομή, in contrast to the true circumcision, which is a cutting off. It is a term of contempt for the Judaising teachers. Philippians 3:2 .
People's Dictionary of the Bible [8]
Concision. A term used sarcastically of Judaizers who insisted on circumcision as necessary for Gentile Christians. Philippians 3:2.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [9]
lit., "a cutting off" (kata, "down," temno, "to cut"), "a mutilation," is a term found in Philippians 3:2 , there used by the Apostle, by a paranomasia, contemptuously, for the Jewish circumcision with its Judaistic influence, in contrast to the true spiritual circumcision.
Webster's Dictionary [10]
(n.) A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [11]
kon -sizh´un ( κατατομή , katatomḗ , "mutilation," "cutting"): A term by which Paul contemptuously designates the merely fleshly circumcision upon which the Judaizers insisted as being necessary for Gentile converts (Philippians 3:2 ), as distinguished from peritomḗ , the true circumcision (Philippians 3:3 ). Compare Galatians 5:12 and Deuteronomy 23:1 , and see Circumcision .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [12]
(κατατομή, a cutting down, i.e. entire mutilation of the parts), a contemptuous term used by Paul in Philippians 3:2, to denote the zealots for circumcision. In classical writers the Greek word denotes a groove or channel, etc. (see Liddell and Scott, s.v.), but the apostle parodies the term previously employed, for the purpose of indicating more pointedly the real character of the sectaries in question; instead of saying "beware of the circumcision" (περιτομήν ), namely, the party who pressed the necessity of still observing that ordinance, he says "beware of the concision" (κατατομήν ); as much as to say they no longer deserve the old and venerable name; what they stickle for is a mere concision, a flesh- cutting. He then goes on to state the reason, "for we are the circumcision "the reality has now passed over into us, who believe in Christ and are renewed in the spirit of our minds. (See Sommel, Obss. Philol. on this passage, Lond. 1793.) Similarly in Galatians 5:12, he says even more pointedly, "I would they [the same class of Judaizing teachers] were even cut off" (ἀποκόψονται, would for themselves cut off wholly the organ circumcised, and not be content with a mere scarification of it), i.e. make themselves outright eunuchs (comp. the allusions to their impurity, Galatians 5:13; Galatians 5:19; Galatians 5:24). So Chrysostom and Jerome explain (περικοπτέσθωσιν, abscindantur). (See Circumcision).
References
- ↑ Concision from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Concision from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Concision from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Concision from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
- ↑ Concision from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Concision from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Concision from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
