Lexical Definition
κύκλῳ kýklōi (koo'-klo) surrounding G:ADV
as if dative case of
round about.
Abbott-Smith
κύκλος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for סָבִיב;]
a ring, circle. Dat., κύκλῳ, as adverb., round about, around: Mk 3:34 6:6, 36, Lk 9:12, Ro 15:19; c. gen., Re 4:6 5:11 7:11.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 3:34 · 6:6 · 6:36 |
| Luke | 9:12 |
| Romans | 15:19 |
| Revelation | 4:6 · 5:11 · 7:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Related to: κύκλῳ-έω,
wheel along, in [κύκλῳήσομεν ἐνθάδε νεκροὺς βουσὶ καὶ ἡμιόνοισιν, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.332. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 move round or in a circle, ὁδοῖς κύκλῳῶν ἐμαυτὸν εἰς ἀναστροφήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀνδρὶ δυσμενεῖ βάσιν κύκλῳοῦντα, metaphorically, from dogs questing about for the scent, [κύκλῳεῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 632, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1379 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. πρόσωπον, ὄμμα, look round, look about, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ={κύκλῳεύω}[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 bring round, repeat, τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II middle and passive, form a circle round, encompass, encircle, μηνοειδὲς ποιήσαντες τῶν νεῶν ἐκύκλῳεῦντο ὡς περιλάβοιεν αὐτούς [κύκλῳόομαι)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴδεσθέ μ᾽ οἷον ἄρτι κῦμα.. κύκλῳεῖται encompasses me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 go round and round, revolve, τὴν αὐτὴν φορὰν κ. [κύκλῳουμένου [prev. author] “Ti.” 38a; οὑμὸς αἰεὶ πότμος ἐν πυκνῷ θεοῦ τροχῷ κύκλῳεῖται 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 871; ὁ βίος ἀγαθοῖς τε καὶ κακοῖς κ. πάντα τὸν αἰῶνα 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.59 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἀλλήλων αὐτοῖς -εῖται τὸ κακόν, of the vicious circle in disease, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 assemble in knots, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 metaphorically, of sayings, etc., to be current, pass from mouth to mouth, τὸ κύκλῳούμενον παρὰ πᾶσιν ἔπος [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III intransitive in active, revolve, come round and round, πολλαὶ κύκλῳοῦσι νύκτες ἡμέραι τ᾽ ἴσαι (but read κύκλῳοῦνται as L had originally) [κύκλῳοῦντες 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.16 of. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]