Definition

to encircle all around, i.e. blockade completely

Etymology

from G4012 (περί) and G2944 (κυκλόω);

Word family

• περί perí
• κυκλόω kyklóō

How the KJV renders it

• compass round

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.