Definition
ἐπι-σπάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Isaiah 5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ;]
to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1.15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to become as uncircumcised: 1 Corinthians 7:18.
Usage patterns
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- 1 Corinthians 7:18ἐπισπάσθω · He should not become uncircumcisedWas a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.