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Greek

4023. periecho -- to surround
... I contain, seize Definition: (a) I contain (of a book containing subject matter);
hence: it stands (has its content) thus, (b) I encompass, surround, get hold ...
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4033. perikukloo -- to encircle
... Verb Transliteration: perikukloo Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-koo-klo'-o) Short
Definition: I encircle, surround Definition: I encircle, surround, encompass. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

247. azar -- to gird, encompass, equip
... 246, 247. azar. 248 . to gird, encompass, equip. Transliteration: azar Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-zar') Short Definition: gird. Word Origin a prim. ...
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661. aphaph -- to surround, encompass
... 660, 661. aphaph. 662 . to surround, encompass. Transliteration: aphaph Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-faf') Short Definition: encompassed. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8509. takrik -- a robe
... garment. Apparently from an unused root meaning to encompass; a wrapper or robe --
garment. 8508, 8509. takrik. 8510 . Strong's Numbers.
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4042. magan -- to deliver up, deliver
... deliver. A denominative from magen; properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively,
to rescue, to hand safely over (ie Surrender) -- deliver. ...
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5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround
... 1), circuit (1), circumference* (3), come around (1), completely* (1), directed
(1), driven (1), encircled (2), encircling (1), encompass (2), engulfed (2 ...
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5749. uwd -- to return, go about, repeat, do again
... A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as
by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of ...
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Library

Titus Thought Fit to Encompass the City Round with a Wall; after ...
... CHAPTER 12. Titus Thought Fit To Encompass The City Round With A Wall; After Which
The Famine Consumed The People By Whole Houses And Families Together. ...
/.../chapter 12 titus thought fit.htm

Concerning Silas and on what Account it was that King Agrippa was ...
... At Him. How Agrippa Began To Encompass Jerusalem With A Wall; And What
Benefits He Bestowed On The Inhabitants Of Berytus. 1. Now ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 concerning silas and.htm

All Sufficiency
... end in injury and loss. And the LORD GOD is a Shield. Dangers encompass
us, unseen at every moment. Within us, in the wonderful ...
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The Fasts of the Jews are not True Fasts, nor Acceptable to God.
... thy dawn break forth, and thy healing shall quickly spring up, and righteousness
shall go forth before thee, and the glory of God shall encompass thee; and ...
/.../barnabas/the epistle of barnabas /chapter iii the fasts of the.htm

A Discourse of Mercifulness
... the unmerciful man! So by the rule of contraries, the blessings of the Almighty
crown and encompass the merciful man. The merciful ...
/.../15 a discourse of mercifulness.htm

Written Contracts in the Name of Idols. Tacit Consent.
... [341] Pray we the Lord that no necessity for that kind of contract may ever encompass
us; and if it should so fall out, may He give our brethren the means of ...
/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter xxiii written contracts in the.htm

The Christian Described
... If they can with their net of craft and policy encompass a bulky lump of earth,
Oh, what a treasure have they engrossed to themselves! ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xii the christian described.htm

Work Development
... to the Ephesians. WORK DEVELOPMENT. RELATING HOW WE SOUGHT TO ENCOMPASS
THE WORK, AND THE WORK ENCOMPASSED US. THE events of 1900 ...
/.../the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter viii work development.htm

On the Immeasurable Dignity of Temporal Suffering.
... to anything. But, from her very nature, she is inclined to pernicious lusts,
and therefore I encompass her path with thorns. I garnish ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xiii on the immeasurable.htm

Our Evening Prayers Attend,
... For Thou hast risen to set us free,. And all mankind rejoice in Thee. II. Encompass
Zion round,. Ye people, tell His fame; Let Resurrection joy abound,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the greek church/our evening prayers attend.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To surround closely; to encircle; to enclose; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.

Thesaurus

Encompass (20 Occurrences)
... the world. Multi-Version Concordance Encompass (20 Occurrences). Luke
19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall ...
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Compasses (1 Occurrence)
... days"; in Jeremiah 31:22 we have "A new thing on the earth: a woman shall compass
a man," the Revised Version (British and American) "encompass"; possibly as a ...
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Round (664 Occurrences)
... 37. (adv.) Roundly; fully; vigorously. 38. (prep.) On every side of, so as to encompass
or encircle; around ... 40. (vt) To surround; to encircle; to encompass. 41. ...
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Encompassed (34 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Encompass. Multi-Version Concordance
Encompassed (34 Occurrences). Luke 21:20 But when ye ...
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Compass (51 Occurrences)
... days"; in Jeremiah 31:22 we have "A new thing on the earth: a woman shall compass
a man," the Revised Version (British and American) "encompass"; possibly as a ...
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Surround (39 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To enclose on all sides; to encompass; to encircle. ... for Yahweh has created
a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man. (See NIV). ...
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Enclosures (10 Occurrences)

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Vest (11 Occurrences)
... coat. 4. (n.) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress;
to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. 5 ...
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Ladder (1 Occurrence)
... The application of the term to the whole promontory seems to be indicated by Josephus,
since he speaks of it as one of the mountains which encompass the plain ...
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Gird (44 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage,
etc. 8. (vt) To surround; to encircle, or encompass. ...
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Bible Concordance

Encompass (20 Occurrences)

Luke 19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in on every side,
(WBS)

1 Kings 7:15 And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.
(Root in DBY WBS)

2 Kings 11:8 And ye shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes within the ranks shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.
(DBY)

2 Chronicles 23:7 And the Levites shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes into the house shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.
(DBY WBS)

Job 16:13 His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
(DBY WBS)

Job 40:22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
(WBS)

Psalms 5:12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
(See JPS)

Psalms 7:7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.
(DBY WBS NAS)

Psalms 17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who encompass me,
(WBS)

Psalms 22:12 Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
(Root in JPS DBY RSV)

Psalms 26:6 I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,
(DBY)

Psalms 32:7 Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
(DBY RSV)

Psalms 32:10 Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.
(DBY WBS)

Psalms 49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --
(Root in DBY WBS)

Psalms 140:9 As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
(DBY WBS)

Psalms 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
(WBS)

Isaiah 50:11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that encompass yourselves with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
(WBS)

Jeremiah 31:22 How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? for Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS)

Hosea 7:2 And they say not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now do their own doings encompass them; they are before my face.
(DBY RSV)

Habakkuk 1:4 Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
(Root in DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Encompass

Related Terms

Compasses (1 Occurrence)

Round (664 Occurrences)

Encompassed (34 Occurrences)

Compass (51 Occurrences)

Surround (39 Occurrences)

Enclosures (10 Occurrences)

Vest (11 Occurrences)

Ladder (1 Occurrence)

Gird (44 Occurrences)