Midvash

περίperí

with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides).

Greek (New Testament) · G4012

Meanings

I. C. genitive

1. of place, about (poët.).

2. Causal, about, on account of, concerning, in reference to: Matthew 2:8, Mark 1:44, Luke 4:38, John 16:26, Acts 28:21, and elsewhere many times; τὰ περί, with genitive, the things concerning one, one's state or case: Mark 5:27, Acts 1:3, Acts 28:15, Ephesians 6:22, and elsewhere; at the beginning of a sentence, περί, regarding, as to, 1 Corinthians 7:1, and elsewhere; in the sense on account of (Matthew 26:28, 1 Corinthians 1:13, and elsewhere), often with ὑπέρ as variant.

II. C. accusative

1. of place, about, around: Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Luke 13:8, Acts 22:6, and elsewhere; οἱ περί, with accusative of person, of one's associates, friends, etc., Mark 4:10, Luke 22:49, John 11:19, Acts 13:13; οἱ περὶ τ. τοιαῦτα ἐργάται, Acts 19:25; metaphorically, about, as to, concerning: 1 Timothy 1:19, 1 Timothy 6:4, 2 Timothy 2:18, 2 Timothy 3:8, Titus 2:7; τὰ περὶ ἐμέ, Philippians 2:23; αἱ περὶ τ. λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι, Mark 4:19.

2. Of time, in a loose reckoning, about, near: Matthew 20:3, Matthew 20:5, Matthew 20:6, Matthew 20:9, Matthew 27:46, Mark 6:48, Acts 10:3, Acts 10:9, Acts 22:6.

III. In composition: round about (περιβάλλω, περίκειμαι), beyond, over and above (περιποιέω, περιλείπω), to excess (περιεργάζομαι, περισσεύω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 330 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
  • Matthew 3:4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
  • Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
  • Matthew 6:28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,
  • Matthew 8:18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.
  • Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.