peritemno denotes circumcising persons, whether as an act performed, a status already received, or a requirement under debate.

The verb consistently denotes circumcising a person: it is performed on children and individuals, describes someone as already circumcised, and appears in discussions over whether people should undergo it. Colossians 2:11 applies the same language within a clause describing a circumcision “not made with hands.”

1. Circumcising a person or being circumcised · dominant

   The verb names the act directed toward a person in Luke 1:59 and Acts 16:3, where the APB renders clauses about coming “to circumcise the child” and Paul who “circumcised him.” It also marks a received status or proposed requirement: 1 Corinthians 7:18 contrasts someone already circumcised with someone who is not to be circumcised, while Acts 15:1 and Galatians 6:12 place being circumcised within disputed instruction and compulsion. In Colossians 2:11, the aorist passive form occurs in the clause the APB renders “you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands.”

   Luke 1:59Acts 16:31 Corinthians 7:18Acts 15:1Galatians 6:12Colossians 2:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the verb with “circumcise,” “circumcised,” or “circumcising,” including active acts and passive descriptions. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish every nuance of the Greek form.