Dictionaries :: Circuit

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Circuit:

the apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Psa 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Ecc 1:6). In Job 22:14, "in the circuit of heaven" (R.V. marg., "on the vault of heaven") means the "arch of heaven," which seems to be bent over our heads.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Circuit:

sur'-kit, "a going around": Used to represent several Hebrew words in several senses, e.g. the sun's orbit (tequphah), Ps 19:6; the vault of the heavens (chugh), Job 22:14 the King James Version; the circuit of the winds (cabhibh), Ec 1:6 (see ASTRONOMY); Samuel's visiting of communities (cabhabh), 1Sa 7:16. In the Revised Version (British and American) the idea of encircling or "fetching a compass" (the King James Version) is expressed by the phrase "to make a circuit" (hacebh), 2Sa 5:23; 2Ki 3:9; and in the Revised Version, margin it indicates a plain (ha-kikkar), Ne 3:22. The Greek perielthontes is translated in the same way (Ac 28:13), but the Revised Version, margin reads "cast loose," following the Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek reading perielontes.

Written by Nathan Isaacs

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Circuit:

"to go about" (peri, "about," erchomai, "to go"), is said of "navigating a ship under difficulty owing to contrary winds," Act 28:13, RV, "we made a circuit," for AV, "we fetched a compass."
See COMPASS, STROLLING, WANDER.