# περιτομή/peritomē
This word is an idea. It is a noun.

* This word can mean circumcision. Circumcision is when someone is circumcised. This is when the foreskin of a man or boy is cut off. The foreskin is the skin on the end of a man’s penis.
    * This word can be used to talk about someone who is circumcised. When used this way, this word is used to talk about the Jews because all Jews were supposed to be circumcised.
* This word can mean something that is like circumcision in some way. 
