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Compass

Compass denotes "to encircle, surround," and is found in the best texts in Joh 10:24, "came round about," and Rev 20:9, of a camp surrounded by foes; some mss. have No. 2 in each place. (cp. Eng., "cycle") sig...

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Compass <1,,2944, kukleuo>

denotes "to encircle, surround," and is found in the best texts in Joh 10:24, "came round about," and Rev 20:9, of a camp surrounded by foes; some mss. have No. 2 in each place.

<2,,2944, kukloo>

(cp. Eng., "cycle") signifies "to move in a circle, to compass about," as of a city "encompassed" by armies, Luk 21:20, Heb 11:30; in Act 14:20, "stood round about." See COME, No. 38, STAND.

<3,,4033, perikukloo>

peri, "about," with No. 2, is used in Luk 19:43 "shall compass ... round."

<4,,4013, periago>

"to lead about," 1Co 9:5, or, intransitively, "to go about, to go up and down," is so used in Mat 4:23, Mat 9:35, Mar 6:6, Act 13:11; "to compass regions," Mat 23:15. See GO, LEAD.

<5,,4029, perikeimai>

"to be encompassed:" see BOUND (b), HANG.

<6,,4022, perierchomai>

lit., "to go, or come, about" (peri, "about," erchomai, "to come"), is translated in Act 28:13, AV, "fetched a compass." See CIRCUIT.

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