"to encircle, surround, encompass, come around. Jn. 10:24; Acts 14:20; spc. to lay siege to, Lk. 21:20; to march round, Heb. 11:30*"
Definition and meaning
to encircle, surround, encompass, come around. Jn. 10:24; Acts 14:20; spc. to lay siege to, Lk. 21:20; to march round, Heb. 11:30*
In the original Greek the word is written: κυκλόω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kykloo (G2944) across the King James Bible.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
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.
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.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G2944 (kykloo) is a Greek word that means: to encircle, surround, encompass, come around. Jn. 10:24; Acts 14:20; spc. to lay siege to, Lk. 21:20; to march round, Heb. 11:30* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word kykloo (G2944) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2944 is kykloo, a Greek word defined as: to encircle, surround, encompass, come around. Jn. 10:24; Acts 14:20; spc. to lay siege to, Lk. 21:20; to march round, Heb. 11:30*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kykloo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.