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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2944. κυκλόω (kukloó) -- To encircle, surround, encompass</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2944.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/4-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2944.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2944</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2943b.htm" title="2943b">◄</a> 2944. kukloó <a href="../greek/2945.htm" title="2945">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kukloó: To encircle, surround, encompass</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κυκλόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kukloó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koo-klo'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(koo-klo'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To encircle, surround, encompass<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I encircle, besiege, surround.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek root κύκλος (kyklos), meaning "circle" or "ring."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H5437 סָבַב (sabab):</b> To turn, surround, encompass<p> - <b>H5362 נָסַב (nasab):</b> To turn around, surround<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb κυκλόω (kukloó) is used in the New Testament to describe the action of encircling or surrounding something or someone. It conveys the idea of forming a circle around an object or person, often with the intent of protection, siege, or observation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish cultures, the concept of encircling or surrounding was significant in both military and religious contexts. Militarily, armies would encircle cities to lay siege, cutting off supplies and escape routes. Religiously, the act of encircling could symbolize protection or the encompassing presence of God. The imagery of being surrounded was also used metaphorically to describe being encompassed by troubles or adversaries.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/2945.htm">kukló</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to encircle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>encircled (1), gathered around (1), stood around (1), surrounded (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2944: κυκλόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κυκλόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κύκλῳ</span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐκύκλωσα</span>; passive, present participle <span class="greek2">κυκλουμενος</span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">κυκλωθεις</span>; (<span class="greek2">κύκλος</span>); the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">סָבַב</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to go round, lead round</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to surround, encircle, encompass</span>: of persons standing round, <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/10-24.htm">John 10:24</a> (<span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">ἐκύκλευσαν</span> (which see)); <a href="/interlinear/acts/14-20.htm">Acts 14:20</a>; of besiegers (often so in secular authors and in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>), <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30</a>, and <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> in <a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-9.htm">Revelation 20:9</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">περικυκλόω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>to surround, encircle<p>From the same as <a href="/greek/2945.htm">kukloi</a>; to encircle, i.e. Surround -- compass (about), come (stand) round about. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2945.htm">kukloi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκυκλευσαν εκύκλευσαν ἐκύκλευσαν εκύκλου εκύκλουν εκύκλωσα εκυκλώσαμεν εκυκλωσαν εκύκλωσαν εκύκλωσάν ἐκύκλωσαν εκύκλωσε εκύκλωσέ εκύκλωσεν εκύκλωσέν κυκλοί κυκλουμενην κυκλουμένην κυκλούμενον κυκλούν κυκλούντα κυκλούντες κυκλούσα κυκλωθεντα κυκλωθέντα κυκλών κυκλώσαντες κυκλωσαντων κυκλωσάντων κυκλώσατε κυκλώσει κυκλώση κυκλώσουσι κυκλώσουσιν κυκλώσω ekukleusan ekuklosan ekuklōsan ekykleusan ekýkleusan ekyklosan ekyklōsan ekýklosan ekýklōsan kuklosanton kuklōsantōn kuklothenta kuklōthenta kukloumenen kukloumenēn kyklosanton kyklosánton kyklōsantōn kyklōsántōn kyklothenta kyklothénta kyklōthenta kyklōthénta kykloumenen kykloumenēn kyklouménen kyklouménēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular">V-PPM/P-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἴδητε <b>κυκλουμένην</b> ὑπὸ στρατοπέδων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jerusalem <span class="itali">surrounded</span> by armies,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jerusalem <span class="itali">compassed</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover you see <span class="itali">being encircled</span> with armies<p><b><a href="/text/john/10-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 10:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἐκύκλωσαν</b> οὖν αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then <span class="itali">gathered around</span> Him, and were saying<br><a href="/kjvs/john/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> came the Jews <span class="itali">round about</span> him, and<br><a href="/interlinear/john/10-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Encircled</span> therefore him<p><b><a href="/text/acts/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 14:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-APA-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>κυκλωσάντων</b> δὲ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But while the disciples <span class="itali">stood around</span> him, he got<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as the disciples <span class="itali">stood round about</span> him,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">having surrounded</span> however the<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural">V-APP-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰεριχὼ ἔπεσαν <b>κυκλωθέντα</b> ἐπὶ ἑπτὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fell down <span class="itali">after they had been encircled</span> for seven<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell down, <span class="itali">after they were compassed</span> about<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jericho fell <span class="itali">having been encircled</span> for seven<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 20:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γῆς καὶ <b>ἐκύκλευσαν</b> τὴν παρεμβολὴν</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the saints <span class="itali">about,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> earth and <span class="itali">encircled</span> the camp<p><b><a href="/greek/2944.htm">Strong's Greek 2944</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2944.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekukleusan_2944.htm">ἐκύκλευσαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekuklo_san_2944.htm">ἐκύκλωσαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kuklo_santo_n_2944.htm">κυκλωσάντων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kuklo_thenta_2944.htm">κυκλωθέντα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kukloumene_n_2944.htm">κυκλουμένην — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2943b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2943b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2943b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2945.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2945"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2945" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>