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Strong's G2944 κυκλόω (kykloo)

Kykloo means “encircle” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2944 — taan (“thrust through”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2944
Language Greek
Linked Usages 91
Books 31

Strong's G2944 Quick Answer

Strong's G2944 κυκλόω (kukloo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kukloo (koo-kloh'-o) v. 1. to encircle, i.e. surround [from kuklos "a ring, cycle" (akin to G2947)] It has 91 linked Bible usages across 31 books. Visible English usage signals include about. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kukloo (koo-kloh'-o) v. 1. to encircle, i.e. surround [from kuklos "a ring, cycle" (akin to G2947)]
Usage
91 linked usages
Books
31 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
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Meaning and Definition

kukloo (koo-kloh'-o) v. 1. to encircle, i.e. surround [from kuklos "a ring, cycle" (akin to G2947)] KJV: compass (about), come (stand) round about Compare: G2945 See also: G2947

Original Word
κυκλόω
Transliteration
kukloo
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2944. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to surround

Usage: κυκλόω, -ῶ (κύκλος), [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב ;] __1. to move in a circle, revolve. __2. to surround, encircle: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω), Act.14:20; pass., Luk.21:20, Heb.11:30 (cf. περι-κυκλόω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2944 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kukloo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

about John 10:24

How Strong's G2944 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 68 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2944 (κυκλόω) appears 88 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2944 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2944 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 21:20 KJV

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

John 10:24 KJV

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Acts 14:20 KJV

Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Strong's G2944 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

68 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:11 Septuagint / Brenton

The name of the one, Pishon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Genesis 2:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And the name of the second river is Gihon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

Exodus 13:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And God led the people round by the way to the wilderness, to the Red Sea: and in the fifth generation the children of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt.

Strong's G2944 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

17 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 2:26 Septuagint / Brenton

He compassed also all the children of Midian, and burned up their tabernacles, and spoiled their sheepcotes.

Judith 5:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in Moab, spoke that he should kill him.

Judith 7:19 Septuagint / Brenton

Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.

Strong's G2944 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:22 Septuagint / Brenton

of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh Him: ten thousand times

Usage Excerpts

First 91 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2944.

Genesis 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The name of the one, Pishon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the name of the second river is Gihon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
Exodus 13:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God led the people round by the way to the wilderness, to the Red Sea: and in the fifth generation the children of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt.
Numbers 34:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And your border shall go round you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and shall proceed by Ennac, and the going forth of it shall be southward to Kadesh-barnea, and it shall go forth to the village of Addar, and shall proceed by Azmon.
Numbers 34:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the border shall compass from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the sea shall be the termination.
Deuteronomy 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And we turned and departed into the wilderness, by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we compassed Mount Seir many days.
Deuteronomy 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye have compassed this mount long enough; turn therefore toward the north.
Deuteronomy 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He maintained him in the wilderness, In burning thirst and a dry land: He led him about and instructed him, And kept him as the apple of an eye.
Joshua 6:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and spoke to them, saying, Charge the people to go round, and encompass the city; and let your men of war pass on armed before the Lord.
Judges 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they journeyed in the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab: and they came by the east of the land of Moab, and encamped in the country beyond Arnon, and came not within the borders of Moab, for Arnon is the border of Moab.
Judges 16:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.
Judges 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they were comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.
Judges 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Gibeah rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.
2 Kingdoms 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ten young men that bore Joab’s armor compassed Absalom, and smote him and slew him.
2 Kingdoms 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The pangs of death surrounded me, The agonies of death prevented me.
2 Kingdoms 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came to Gilead, and into the land of Thabason, which is Adasai, and they came to Danidan and Udan, and compassed Sidon.
3 Kingdoms 5:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
3 Kingdoms 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other, the same was completely circular round about: its height was five cubits, and its circumference thirty-three cubits.
3 Kingdoms 7:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And stays underneath its rim round about compassed it ten cubits round;
3 Kingdoms 22:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat king of Judah, that they said, This seems to be the king of Israel. And they compassed him about to fight against him; and Jehoshaphat cried out.
4 Kingdoms 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey; and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that went with them.
4 Kingdoms 3:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they razed the cities, and cast every man his stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped every well, and cut down every good tree, until they left only the stones of the wall cast down; and the slingers compassed the land, and smote it.
4 Kingdoms 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servant of Elisha rose up early and went out; and, behold, a host compassed the city, and horses and chariots: and the servant said to him, O master, what shall we do?
4 Kingdoms 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joram went up to Zair, and all the chariots that were with him: and it came to pass after he had arisen, that he smote Edom who compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
4 Kingdoms 11:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do ye compass the king about every man with his weapon in his hand, and he that goes into the ranges shall die: and they shall be with the king in his going out and in his coming in.
2 Chronicles 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And beneath it the likeness of calves, they compass it round about: ten cubits compass the laver round about, they cast the calves two rows in their casting,
2 Chronicles 18:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel: and they compassed him about to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord delivered him; and God turned them away from him.
2 Chronicles 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoram went with the princes, and all the cavalry with him: and it came to pass that he arose by night, and smote Edom that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots, and the people fled to their tents.
2 Chronicles 23:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went round about Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man’s weapon in his hand; and whoever else goes into the house shall die: but they shall be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
Job 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, And surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, And slew the servants with the sword; And I only escaped, and am come to tell thee.
Job 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They surrounded me with spears, Aiming at my reins: Without sparing me they poured out my gall upon the ground.
Job 19:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Liers in wait compassed my ways.
Job 22:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore snares have compassed thee, And disastrous war has troubled thee.
Psalms 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: And for this cause do thou return on high.
Psalms 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For many dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: They pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms 25:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will wash my hands in innocency, And compass thine altar, O Lord:
Psalms 26:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, behold, he has lifted up my head over mine enemies: I went round and offered in his tabernacle the sacrifice of joy; I will sing, even sing psalms to the Lord.
Psalms 31:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; My joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.
Psalms 31:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Many are the scourges of the sinner: But him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.
Psalms 47:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go round about Zion, and encompass her: Tell ye her towers.
Psalms 48:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity of my heel shall compass me.
Psalms 54:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: Iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of it;
Psalms 58:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalms 58:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalms 87:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They compassed me like water; All the day they beset me together.
Psalms 90:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, And thou shalt trust under his wings: His truth shall cover thee with a shield.
Psalms 108:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they have compassed me with words of hatred; And fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 117:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All nations compassed me about: But in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
Psalms 117:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They completely compassed me about: But in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
Psalms 117:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They compassed me about as bees do a honeycomb, And they burst into flame as fire among thorns: But in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Arising there it proceeds southward, And goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, And the wind returns to its circuits.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I and my heart went round about to know, And to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, And to know the folly and trouble And madness of the ungodly man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; And there should come against it a great king, and surround it, And build great mounds against it;
Ecclesiastes 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, And the almond tree shall blossom, And the locust shall increase, And the caper shall be scattered: Because man has gone to his eternal home, And the mourners have gone about the market:
Song of Solomon 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will rise now, and go about in the city, In the marketplaces, and in the streets, And I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Song of Solomon 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The watchmen who go their rounds in the city found me. I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?
Song of Solomon 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The watchmen that go their rounds in the city found me, They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Isaiah 29:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will compass thee about like David, and will raise a mound about thee, and set up towers round thee.
Isaiah 37:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, nor cast a weapon against it, nor bring a shield against it, nor make a rampart round it.
Lamentations 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has built against me, and compassed my head, And brought travail upon me.
Ezekiel 43:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the mercy seat shall be fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in breadth on its four sides; and there shall be a border to it carried round about it of half a cubit; and the rim of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof looking eastward.
Hosea 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that they may concert together as men singing in their heart: I remember all their wickedness: now have their own counsels compassed them about; they came before my face.
Hosea 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ephraim has compassed me with falsehood, and the house of Israel and Judah with ungodliness: but now God knows them, and they shall be called God’s holy people.
Jonah 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: All thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.
Jonah 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Water was poured around me to the soul: The lowest deep compassed me, My head went down
Habakkuk 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Drink thou also thy fill of disgrace instead of glory: shake, O heart, and quake, the cup of the right hand of the Lord has come round upon thee, and dishonor has gathered upon thy glory.
Zechariah 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
compassing all the earth, and the wilderness from Geba unto Rimmon south of Jerusalem. And Rama shall remain in its place. From the gate of Benjamin to the place of the first gate, to the gate of the corners, and to the tower of Hananel, as far as the king’s winepresses,
Luke 21:20 New Testament, KJV
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
John 10:24 New Testament, KJV
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
Acts 14:20 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
Hebrews 11:30 New Testament, KJV
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Revelation 20:9 New Testament, KJV
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Judith 2:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He compassed also all the children of Midian, and burned up their tabernacles, and spoiled their sheepcotes.
Judith 5:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in Moab, spoke that he should kill him.
Judith 7:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.
Judith 10:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then was there a concourse throughout all the camp: for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Holofernes, till they told him of her.
Judith 13:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and she put it in her bag of meat: so they twain went together according to their custom unto prayer: and when they passed the camp, they compassed the valley, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof.
1 Maccabees 2:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars:
1 Maccabees 4:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen; and these were expert of war.
1 Maccabees 6:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Beth-zur.
1 Maccabees 10:80 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan knew that there was an ambushment behind him; for they had compassed in his host, and cast darts at the people, from morning till evening.
1 Maccabees 12:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As for ourselves, we have had great troubles and wars on every side, forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have fought against us.
1 Maccabees 13:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And after this came Trypho to invade the land, and destroy it, going round about by the way that leadeth unto Adora: but Simon and his host marched against him in every place, wheresoever he went.
1 Maccabees 13:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In those days Simon camped against Gaza, and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took it.
1 Maccabees 15:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the town on the sea side, he vexed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any to go out or in.
4 Maccabees 14:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
so the youths, circling around the number seven, annulled the fear of torments.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, And walked in the bottom of the deep.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he compassed him with pomegranates And with many golden bells round about, That as he went there might be a sound, And a noise made that might be heard in the temple For a memorial to the children of his people;
Wisdom of Sirach 50:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, He himself stood by the hearth of the altar, Compassed with his brethren round about, As a young cedar in Lebanon; And as palm trees compassed they him round about.
1 Enoch 14:22 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh Him: ten thousand times

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2944, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2944 FAQ

What does kykloo (κυκλόω) mean?

Kykloo (Strong's G2944) is a Greek word most simply glossed "encircle". kukloo (koo-kloh'-o) v. 1. to encircle, i.e. surround [from kuklos "a ring, cycle" (akin to G2947)]

How many times is kykloo (κυκλόω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 91 linked usages for Strong's G2944 across 31 books.

Where can I study kykloo (κυκλόω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2944 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kykloo (κυκλόω)?

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Does Strong's G2944 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 68 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 17 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2944, with linked reader references where each row is available.