4038. perix
Strong's Lexicon
perix: Around, round about, on all sides

Original Word: περίξ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: perix
Pronunciation: peh-REEKS
Phonetic Spelling: (per'-ix)
Definition: Around, round about, on all sides
Meaning: round about, neighboring.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition "peri" (περί), meaning "around" or "about," combined with the suffix "-x," indicating a spatial relationship.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is סָבִיב (sabiḇ), which also means "around" or "surrounding."

Usage: The adverb "perix" is used to describe something that is situated or occurring around or on all sides of a particular point or object. It conveys the idea of encircling or surrounding.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of being "around" or "surrounding" was often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts. It could describe physical surroundings, such as walls around a city, or more abstract ideas, such as influence or presence. In the biblical context, "perix" often emphasizes the completeness or totality of what is being described, whether it be God's protection or the encampment of armies.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from peri
Definition
(all) around
NASB Translation
vicinity (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4038: πέριξ

πέριξ (on the formative or strengthening xi Ξ cf. Lob. Paralip., p. 131), adverb, from Aeschylus down, round about: αἱ πέριξ πόλεις, the cities round about, the circumjacent cities, Acts 5:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
around

Adverb from peri; all around, i.e. (as an adjective) circumjacent -- round about.

see GREEK peri

Forms and Transliterations
περιξ πέριξ περιοδεύσαι περιοδεύσατε περιόδω περιωδεύκαμεν περιώδευσαν perix périx
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 5:16 Adv
GRK: πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων Ἰερουσαλήμ
NAS: from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem
KJV: [out] of the cities round about unto
INT: multitude of the surrounding cities Jerusalem

Strong's Greek 4038
1 Occurrence


πέριξ — 1 Occ.

















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