2945. kukló
Strong's Lexicon
kukló: around, round about, surrounding

Original Word: κύκλῳ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kukló
Pronunciation: koo-KLO
Phonetic Spelling: (koo'-klo)
Definition: around, round about, surrounding
Meaning: a circle, ring.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek noun κύκλος (kyklos), meaning "circle" or "ring."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is סָבִיב (sabiḇ), Strong's Hebrew 5439, which also means "around" or "surrounding."

Usage: The adverb "kukló" is used in the New Testament to describe something that is encircling or surrounding. It often conveys the idea of being in a circular formation or encompassing an area or object. This term is used to depict physical surroundings or to describe a group of people or objects that are positioned around a central point.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of a circle or being surrounded was significant in various contexts, from military formations to architectural designs. The idea of being encircled could imply protection, completeness, or even threat, depending on the context. In the biblical context, being surrounded often carries a connotation of divine protection or the presence of a multitude.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
dat. from kuklos (a circle)
Definition
around
NASB Translation
around (3), around* (2), round about (1), surrounding (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2945: κύκλῳ

κύκλῳ (dative of the substantive κύκλος, a ring, circle (cf. English cycle)); from Homer down; the Sept. times without number for סָבִיב, also for מִסָּבִיב and סָבִיב סָבִיב; in a circle, around, round about, on air sides: Mark 3:34; Mark 6:6; οἱ κυκλωαγροι, the circumjacent country (see ἀγρός, c.), Mark 6:36 (here WH (rejected) marginal reading gives ἔγγιστα); Luke 9:12; ἀπό Ἰερουσαλήμ καί κύκλῳ, and in the region around, Romans 15:19; τίνος, around anything (Xenophon, Cyril 4, 5, 5; Polybius 4, 21, 9, others; Genesis 35:5; Exodus 7:24, etc.): Revelation 4:6; Revelation 5:11 (here R κυκλόθεν); .

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
round about.

As if dative case of kuklos (a ring, "cycle"; akin to kulioo); i.e. In a circle (by implication, of en), i.e. (adverbially) all around -- round about.

see GREEK kulioo

see GREEK en

Forms and Transliterations
κύκλου κύκλους κυκλω κύκλω κύκλῳ κύκλωμα κυκλώματα κυκλώματος κύκνον kuklo kuklō kyklo kyklō kýkloi kýklōi
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 3:34 N-DMS
GRK: περὶ αὐτὸν κύκλῳ καθημένους λέγει
KJV: he looked round about on them which
INT: around him in a circle were sitting he says

Mark 6:6 N-DMS
GRK: τὰς κώμας κύκλῳ διδάσκων
KJV: he went round about the villages,
INT: the villages around teaching

Mark 6:36 N-DMS
GRK: εἰς τοὺς κύκλῳ ἀγροὺς καὶ
NAS: that they may go into the surrounding countryside
KJV: the country round about, and
INT: to the surrounding region and

Luke 9:12 N-DMS
GRK: εἰς τὰς κύκλῳ κώμας καὶ
NAS: that they may go into the surrounding villages
KJV: country round about, and lodge,
INT: into the surrounding villages and

Romans 15:19 N-DMS
GRK: Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ
NAS: that from Jerusalem and round about as far
KJV: and round about unto
INT: Jersualem and around unto

Revelation 4:6 N-DMS
GRK: θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου
NAS: and in the center and around the throne,
KJV: and round about the throne,
INT: throne and around the throne

Revelation 5:11 N-DMS
GRK: ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου
NAS: angels around the throne
INT: of angels many around the throne

Revelation 7:11 N-DMS
GRK: ἄγγελοι εἱστήκεισαν κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου
NAS: were standing around the throne
KJV: stood round about the throne,
INT: angels stood around the throne

Strong's Greek 2945
8 Occurrences


κύκλῳ — 8 Occ.

















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