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The sign of circumcision (σημειον περιτομης). It is the genitive of apposition, circumcision being the sign.
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And he received the sign, etc. A sign is that by which anything is shown or represented. And circumcision thus …

The sign of circumcision—that is, circumcision as a sign. The expression is an instance of what is known in Greek as the …

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for rig…

The issue discussed here is the importance of time: the time of God’s declaration of righteousness on behalf of Abraham in relation to the time of …

And he received the sign, etc. To anticipate an objection, he shows that circumcision was not unprofitable and superfluous, even though it…

And he received the sign of circumcision
Or "the sign circumcision", as the Syriac version reads it, and so the Alex…

To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned forefather. Howe…

Having shown that the blessing of the forgiveness of sins is obtained not only in circumcision but also in uncircumcision—because Abraham…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson