περιβάλλωperibállō
to throw around or over, put on or over
Greek (New Testament) · G4016
Meanings
(a) of siege or defensive works: χάρακά σοι, Luke 19:43
(b) of clothing, to put on, wrap about, clothe with: with accusative of thing, Luke 23:11; with accusative of person, Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:43; with dupl. accusative (not classical Greek; Bl., § 34, 4), John 19:2; perfect passive, to have wrapped round one: with accusative of thing (classical Greek), Mark 14:51, Mark 16:5, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:13, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 11:3, Revelation 12:1, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 18:16, Revelation 19:13; with dative of thing, Revelation 4:4; future, followed by ἐν (cf. Deuteronomy 22:12, Psalms 45:9, Psalms 45:13), Revelation 3:5. Mid., to clothe oneself, wrap round or put on oneself: absolutely, Matthew 6:29, Luke 12:27, Revelation 3:18; with accusative of thing, Matthew 6:31, Acts 12:8, Revelation 19:8.
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- βάλλωbállō · G906to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
- περιβόλαιονperibólaion · G4018something thrown around one, i.e. a mantle, veil
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
- Matthew 6:31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
- Matthew 25:36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
- Matthew 25:38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
- Matthew 25:43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
- Mark 14:51 One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.