περιέχωperiéchō
to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4023
Meanings
1. to surround, encompass: Luke 5:9.
2. to comprehend, include, contain, especially of books: with accusative, Acts 23:25, Rec.; accusative to a late usage, intransitive, it stands written, 1 Peter 2:6.
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)
- ἔχωéchō · G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- περιοχήperiochḗ · G4042a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.
- 1 Peter 2:6 As the Scriptures say, “I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, chosen for great honor, and anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.