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a-bout': The use of this word as a preposition, in the sense of "around," is confined to the Old Testament. In the New Testament, generally an adverb, for Greek hos or "hosei." The Revised Version (British and American) adopts it in several idiomatic translations of mello, referring to what is about to be, i.e. on the point of occurring, or immediately impending, amending the King James Version, in Acts 5:35; Acts 27:2 Revelation 12:4, etc.

Greek
4013. periago -- to lead around, to go about
... to lead around, to go about. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: periago Phonetic
Spelling: (per-ee-ag'-o) Short Definition: I lead about, go about Definition ...
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3195. mello -- to be about to
... to be about to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: mello Phonetic Spelling:
(mel'-lo) Short Definition: I am about to Definition: I intend, am about to; I ...
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4012. peri -- about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or ...
... about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or subject). Part of Speech:
Preposition Transliteration: peri Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee') Short Definition ...
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4022. perierchomai -- to go about
... to go about. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: perierchomai Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee-er'-khom-ahee) Short Definition: I move about, make a circuit, tack ...
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4064. periphero -- to carry about
... to carry about. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: periphero Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee-fer'-o) Short Definition: I carry around, am driven to and fro ...
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3329. metago -- to turn about, to direct
... to turn about, to direct. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metago Phonetic
Spelling: (met-ag'-o) Short Definition: I turn about, change the position of ...
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5007. talanton -- a balance, hence that which is weighed, ie a ...
... 5006, 5007. talanton. 5008 . a balance, hence that which is weighed,
ie a talent (about 3000 shekels in weight). Part of Speech ...
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1704. emperipateo -- to walk about in or among
... to walk about in or among. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: emperipateo Phonetic
Spelling: (em-per-ee-pat-eh'-o) Short Definition: I walk about in a place ...
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4020. periergazomai -- to waste one's labor about (a thing)
... to waste one's labor about (a thing). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
periergazomai Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I overdo ...
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1330. dierchomai -- to go through, go about, to spread
... to go through, go about, to spread. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dierchomai
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-er'-khom-ahee) Short Definition: I pass through ...
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Strong's Hebrew
5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround
... sabab. 5438 . to turn about, go around, surround. Transliteration: sabab Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-bab') Short Definition: surrounded. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5439. sabib -- circuit, round about
... 5438, 5439. sabib or sebibah. 5440 . circuit, round about. Transliteration:
sabib or sebibah Phonetic Spelling: (saw-beeb') Short Definition: around. ...
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5503. sachar -- to go around or about, travel about
... sachar. 5504 . to go around or about, travel about. Transliteration: sachar Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-khar') Short Definition: merchants. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7751a. shut -- to go or rove about
... 7751, 7751a. shut. 7751b . to go or rove about. Transliteration: shut
Short Definition: about. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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1157. baad -- away from, behind, about, on behalf of
... 1156, 1157. baad. 1158 . away from, behind, about, on behalf of. Transliteration:
baad Phonetic Spelling: (beh-ad') Short Definition: through. ...
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5473. sug -- to fence about
... 5472, 5473. sug. 5474 . to fence about. Transliteration: sug Phonetic Spelling:
(soog) Short Definition: fence. Word Origin a prim. ... set about. ...
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6335a. push -- probably to spring about
... probably to spring about. Transliteration: push Short Definition: about. ... root Definition
probably to spring about NASB Word Usage galloping (1), skip about (2). ...
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7540. raqad -- to skip about
... 7539, 7540. raqad. 7541 . to skip about. Transliteration: raqad Phonetic
Spelling: (raw-kad') Short Definition: skip. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5823. azaq -- to dig about
... to dig about. Transliteration: azaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-zak') Short Definition:
around. ... root Definition to dig about NASB Word Usage dug it all around (1). ...
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7751. shuwt -- to go or rove about
... to go or rove about. Transliteration: shuwt Phonetic Spelling: (shoot) Short Definition:
about. go about, through, to and fro, mariner, rower, run to and fro ...
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Library

Quiet Talks about Jesus
Quiet Talks about Jesus. <. Quiet Talks about Jesus SD Gordon. Produced by
Distributed Proofreaders Table of Contents. Title Page. A Bit Ahead. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/

About Generosity
... ABOUT GENEROSITY. When we speak of a person as ... Don't be stingy with your thoughts
about people. Always think the best about others, and ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/about generosity.htm

About the Book
... CHAPTER I About the Book. "We can do nothing against the Truth, but for the Truth."
St. Paul, Asia and Europe. ... That is all it has to say about itself. ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter i about the book.htm

Prayerful About Everything.
... (Psalm xxxvii:1-11; Matthew vi:19-34, Philippians iv:6-7. American Revision.) Prayerful
about Everything. ... The third is this, prayerful about everything. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/prayerful about everything.htm

A Tale About Words
... A TALE ABOUT WORDS. Boys and girls like fairy-tales. So my sermon to-day is to be
in that form. ... When she was about to go, the young woman said sharply: "Stop! ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/a tale about words.htm

About the Electronic Edition.
... ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION. This electronic edition of JW McGarvey's
A Commentary on Acts of Apostles has been transcribed from ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/about the electronic edition.htm

Whether Magnanimity is About Honors?
... OF MAGNANIMITY* (EIGHT ARTICLES) [*Not in the ordinary restricted sense but as
explained by the author] Whether magnanimity is about honors? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether magnanimity is about honors.htm

Whether Justice is About the Passions?
... OF JUSTICE (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether justice is about the passions? Objection
1: It would seem that justice is about the passions. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether justice is about the.htm

Whether it is Lawful to be Solicitous About Temporal Matters?
... OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
it is lawful to be solicitous about temporal matters? ...
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As when I was Writing About Things, I Introduced the Subject with ...
... Book 2 Chapter 1. As when I was writing about things, I introduced the
subject with a warning� 1. As when I was writing about ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 1 as when i.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (prep.) Around; all round; on every side of.

2. (prep.) In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).

3. (prep.) Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

4. (prep.) Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.

5. (prep.) In concern with; engaged in; intent on.

6. (prep.) On the point or verge of; going; in act of.

7. (prep.) Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.

8. (adv.) On all sides; around.

9. (adv.) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.

10. (adv.) Here and there; around; in one place and another.

11. (adv.) Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.

12. (adv.) To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.

Thesaurus
About (7631 Occurrences)
... 8. (adv.) On all sides; around. 9. (adv.) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous
way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. 10. ...
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Slaughtered (72 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:16 and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood,
and hast sprinkled 'it' on the altar round about, (YLT). ...
/s/slaughtered.htm - 29k

Side-chambers (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 6:5 And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against
the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle ...
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Quail (5 Occurrences)
... mentioned in Exodus 16:13: "And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up,
and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp ...
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Sprinkled (55 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:16 and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood,
and hast sprinkled 'it' on the altar round about, (YLT). ...
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Smyrna (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western
coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. ...
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Version
... This targum originated about the second century after Christ. ... The change between
the two kinds of Greek writing took place about the tenth century. ...
/v/version.htm - 37k

Sherghat
... Apparently about 2000 BC a colony of Babylonians migrated northward along the Tigris
River and settled upon the right shore about halfway between the Upper and ...
/s/sherghat.htm - 12k

Valid (10 Occurrences)
... Valid (10 Occurrences). John 5:31 "If I testify about myself, my witness is not
valid. (WEB NIV). John 5:32 It is another who testifies about me. ...
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Argument (45 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the
mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or ...
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