περικυκλ-όω G4033
to encircle, surround, besiege
This verb means to encircle, surround, or besiege, often in a military context. Jesus uses it in Luke 19:43 to prophesy Jerusalem's coming destruction: enemies 'will surround you' (περικυκλώσουσίν). The term vividly depicts siege warfare, where armies encircle a city to cut it off and conquer it. Jesus' prediction was fulfilled in AD 70 when Roman forces besieged and destroyed Jerusalem.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To surround or encircle, particularly in a military siege. Jesus' lament over Jerusalem includes this stark prophecy of enemies encircling the city, a prediction tragically fulfilled when Rome besieged Jerusalem. The multilingual evidence ('will-surround,' 'te-rodearán,' 'assiéger') captures the military imagery of encirclement, underscoring the judgment resulting from rejecting the Messiah. 1×
AR["يُحيطونَ-بِ-كِ"]·ben["ঘেরাও-করবে"]·DE["περικυκλώσουσίν"]·EN["will-surround"]·FR["assiéger"]·heb["יְסַבְּבוּ"]·HI["घेरेंगे"]·ID["mengepung"]·IT["perikuklosousin"]·jav["badhé-ngubengi"]·KO["둘러쌈-것이다"]·PT["cercarão"]·RU["окружат"]·ES["te-rodearán"]·SW["watakuzunguka"]·TR["kuşatacaklar"]·urd["گھیریں-گے"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
περικυκλ-όω, encircle, encompass, LXX+4th c.BC+, etc.:—more frequently in middle, surround an enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II intransitive, go round, Refs 2nd c.AD+