κυκλόθεν G2943
all around, round about; from all sides, in a circle
An adverb indicating encirclement or surrounding on all sides. John's vision in Revelation employs this word to describe the arrangement around God's throne: a rainbow encircles it (4:3), twenty-four thrones with elders sit around it (4:4), and the four living creatures are positioned around it, each covered with eyes all around (4:8). This spatial positioning emphasizes the centrality of God's throne in heaven, with all created beings—symbolized by the twenty-four elders and four living creatures—oriented toward and surrounding the divine presence in worship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — All around, round about, in a circle on all sides. All three occurrences appear in Revelation 4, describing John's vision of God's throne: a rainbow encircles the throne (4:3), twenty-four thrones with elders are positioned around it (4:4), and four living creatures are situated around the throne, each covered with eyes all around (4:8). The repeated use creates a vivid image of concentric circles of worship surrounding the divine throne, with everything oriented toward God's central presence. 3×
AR["حَوْلَ", "حَوْلَها"]·ben["চারপাশে"]·DE["ringsum"]·EN["around"]·FR["ringsum"]·heb["סָבִיב"]·HI["चारों-ओर"]·ID["sekeliling"]·IT["kuklothen"]·jav["ngubengi"]·KO["둥레"]·PT["ao-redor"]·RU["вокруг", "вокруг-"]·ES["alrededor"]·SW["kukizunguka", "kuzunguka"]·TR["ve-", "yirmi", "çevresinde"]·urd["گرد"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κυκλόθεν, adverb from all around, κ. ὁδὸς περίχει NT+5th c.BC+, and sometimes in codices, but this spelling is condemned by Refs 9th c.AD+