◄ 4012. peri ►
Strong's Lexicon peri: about, concerning, around, on account of Original Word: περί Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: peri Pronunciation: pe-REE Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee') Definition: (a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around. Meaning: The Greek preposition "περί" primarily denotes "about," "concerning," "around," or "regarding." It is used to indicate the subject or object of a discourse or action, often implying a sense of encirclement or surrounding. Word Origin: A primary preposition Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 1157: בַּעַד (ba'ad) – often translated as "for," "behind," or "about," indicating a sense of concern or interest. • Strong's Hebrew 5439: סָבִיב (saviv) – meaning "around" or "surrounding," used to describe encirclement or proximity. • Strong's Hebrew 5921: עַל ('al) – a preposition meaning "upon," "over," or "concerning," frequently used to denote relationships or topics. Usage: "περί" is a versatile preposition found throughout the New Testament, used to express various relationships such as concerning a topic, around a location, or about a matter. It frequently appears in contexts where a subject is being discussed or a boundary is being described. Context: The preposition "περί" is a common term in the Greek New Testament, appearing in numerous contexts to convey a range of meanings related to the idea of "about" or "concerning." It is often used to introduce topics of discussion or to specify the subject matter of a statement. For example, in Matthew 11:7, Jesus speaks to the crowds "περί" John the Baptist, indicating the subject of His discourse: "As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?'" In addition to its use in discourse, "περί" can denote physical or metaphorical boundaries. In Luke 24:19, the disciples on the road to Emmaus speak "περί" Jesus of Nazareth, indicating the central figure of their conversation: "What things?" He asked. "The things about Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. "He was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people." The preposition also appears in theological contexts, such as in discussions of faith, doctrine, and the nature of God. In Romans 9:27, Paul uses "περί" to refer to the prophetic words concerning Israel: "Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.'" Overall, "περί" serves as a crucial linguistic tool in the New Testament, facilitating the expression of relationships, topics, and boundaries in both physical and abstract senses. HELPS Word-studies 4012 perí (a preposition) – properly, all-around (on every side); encompassing, used of full (comprehensive) consideration where "all the bases are covered" (inclusively). 4012 (perí) is often translated "concerning" ("all about"). [4012 /perí is the root of the English term, "perimeter."] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. preposition Definition about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or subject) NASB Translation about (103), about* (1), against (4), all around (1), around (12), around* (1), because (2), behalf (4), case* (1), cause* (1), circumstances* (1), companions* (1), concerning (48), condition* (1), connection (2), followers* (1), help (1), neighborhood (1), over (1), over...about (1), refers (1), regard (3), regarding (4), vicinity (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4012: περί περί (akin to πέρα, πέραν; (Curtius, § 359)), preposition, joined in the N. T. with the genitive and the accusative (in classical Greek also with the dative), and indicating that the person or thing relative to which an act or state is predicated is as it were encompassed by this act or state; Latincircum, circa; around, about. I. with the GENITIVE it denotes that around which an act or state revolves; about, concerning, as touching, etc. (Latinde, quod attinet ad, causa with a genitivepropter) (cf. Winers Grammar, 372f (349)). a. about, concerning, (Latinde; in later Latin alsocirca): after verbs of speaking, teaching, writing, etc., see under ἀναγγέλλω, ἀπαγμαι, διαγνωρίζω, διαλέγομαι, διδάσκω, διηγοῦμαι (Hebrews 11:32), διήγησις, εἶπον and προεῖπον, ἐπερωτάω and ἐρωτάω, κατηχέω, λαλέω, λέγω, λόγον αἰτέω, λόγον ἀποδίδωμι, λόγον δίδωμι, μαρτυρέω, μνεία, μνημονεύω, προκαταγγέλλω, προφητεύω, ὑπομιμνῄσκω, χρηματίζομαι, ἦχος, φήμη, etc.; after verbs of hearing, knowing, ascertaining, inquiring, see under ἀκούω, γινώσκω, ἐπίσταμαι, εἶδον, ἐξετάζω, ζητέω, ἐκζητέω, ἐπιζητέω, ζήτημα, πυνθάνομαι, etc.; after verbs of thinking, deciding, supposing, doubting, etc.; see under διαλογίζομαι, ἐνθυμέομαι, πέπεισμαι, πιστεύω, διαπορέω, ἐλέγχω, etc. b. as respects (A. V. often (as) touching); α. with verbs, to indicate that what is expressed by the verb (or verbal noun) holds so far forth as some person or thing is concerned; with regard to, in reference to: Acts 28:21; Hebrews 11:20; ἡ περί σου μνεία, 2 Timothy 1:3; ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν, 1 Corinthians 7:37; ἐπιταγήν ἔχειν, ibid. 25; see ἐντέλλομαι, ἐντολή, παρακαλέω, παραμυθέομαι, πρόφασις, ἔκδικος, λαγχάνω to cast lots. β. with the neuter plural (and singular) of the article, τά περί τίνος the things concerning a person or thing, i. e. what relates to, can be said about, etc.: τά περί τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, Acts 1:3; Acts 8:12 (Rec.); (here L Tr WH omit τά); τά περί τῆς ὁδοῦ, Acts 24:22; with the genitive of a person one's affairs, his condition or state: Acts 28:15; Ephesians 6:22; Philippians 1:27; Philippians 2:19ff; Colossians 4:8; in a forensic sense, one's cause or case, Acts 24:10; τά περί Ἰησοῦ (or τοῦ κυρίου) (the (rumors) about Jesus (as a worker of miracles), Mark 5:27 T Tr marginal reading brackets WH); the things (necessary to be known and believed) concerning Jesus, Acts 18:25; Acts 23:11; Acts 28:23 Rec., 31; the things that befell Jesus, his death, Luke 24:19; the things in the O. T. relative to him, the prophecies concerning him, Luke 24:27; the career, death, appointed him by God, Luke 22:37 (here T Tr WH τό etc.). γ. περί τίνος, absolutely, at the beginning of sentences, concerning, as to: 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 16:1, 12; but in other places it is more properly taken with the following verb, Matthew 22:31; Matthew 24:36; Mark 12:26; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1, 4; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:1; cf. Winers Grammar, 373 (350). c. on account of; α. of the subject matter, which at the same time occasions the action expressed by the verb: so after verbs of accusing, see ἐγκαλέω, κατηγορέω, κρίνω τινα περί τίνος, etc.; after verbs expressing emotion, see θαυμάζω, ἀγανακτέω, καυχάομαι, σπλαγχνίζομαι, εὐχαριστέω, εὐχαριστία, αἰνέω, μέλειμοι μεριμνάω; also after εὔχομαι, 3 John 1:2, see πᾶς. II. 2 b. θ'. β. of the cause for (on account of) which a tiring is done, or of that which gave occasion for the action or occurrence: Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; John 10:33 (περί τῆς βλασφημίας λάβετε αὐτόν, Ev. Nic c. 4, p. 546, Thilo edition (p. 221, Tdf. edition)); Acts 15:2; Acts 19:23; Acts 25:15, 18, 24; Colossians 2:1 (R G). γ. on account of i. e. for, for the benefit or advantage of: Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24 R G; Luke 4:38; John 16:26; John 17:9, 20; Hebrews 5:3; Hebrews 11:40; περί and ὑπέρ alternate in Ephesians 6:18f (cf. Winers Grammar, 383 (358) n. also § 50, 3; Buttmann, § 147, 21, 22; Wieseler, Meyer, Lightfoot, Ellicott on Galatians 1:4). δ. περί is used of the design or purpose for removing something or taking it away: περί ἁμαρτίας, to destroy sin, Romans 8:3; διδόναι ἑαυτόν περί τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, to expiate, atone for, sins, Galatians 1:4 (where R WH text ὑπέρ (see as in above, and cf. ὑπέρ, I. 6)); also to offer sacrifices, and simply sacrifices, περί ἁμαρτιῶν. Hebrews 5:3 (R G ὑπέρ; see as above); ; περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἔπαθε (ἀπέθανεν), 1 Peter 3:18; περί ἁμαρτίας namely, θυσίαι, sacrifices for sin, expiatory sacrifices, Hebrews 10:6 (from Psalm 39:7 (); cf. Numbers 8:8; see ἁμαρτία, 3; τά περί τῆς ἁμαρτίας Leviticus 6:25; τό περί τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Leviticus 14:19); ἱλασμός περί τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10. II. with the ACCUSATIVE (Winers Grammar, 406 (379)); a. of place; about, around: as, about parts of the body, Matthew 3:4; ( L T Tr WH); Mark 1:6; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2; Revelation 15:6. about places: Luke 13:8; Acts 22:6; Jude 1:7; τά περί τόν τόπον ἐκεῖνον, the neighborhood of that place, Acts 28:7; οἱ περί with an accusative of place, those dwelling about a place or in its vicinity, Mark 3:8 (T Tr WH omit; L brackets οἱ). οἱ περί τινα, those about one, i. e. with him, his companions, associates, friends, etc., Mark 4:10; Luke 22:49; (add, Mark 16 WH (rejected) Shorter Conclusion); according to Greek idiom οἱ περί τόν Παῦλον, Paul and his companions (German die Paulusgesellschaft) (cf. Winers Grammar, 406 (379); Buttmann, § 125, 8), Acts 13:13; according to a later Greek usage αἱ περί Μάρθαν denotes Martha herself, John 11:19 (although others (e. g. Meyer, Weiss, Keil, Godet, others) understand by it Martha and her attendants or domestics; but L Tr WH read πρός τήν (for τάς περί) Μάρθαν); cf. Matthiae, § 583, 2; Bernhardy (1829), p. 263; Kühncr ii., p. 230f; (Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as above). in phrases the underlying notion of which is that of revolving about sometiring: of persons engaged in any occupation, οἱ περί τά τοιαῦτα ἐργάται (A. V. the workmen of like occupation), Acts 19:25; περισπᾶσθαι, πυρβάζεσθαι περί τί, Luke 10:40, 41 (but here L T Tr WIt text θορυβάζῃ which see (and WH marginal reading omits περί πολλά)) (περί τήν γεωργίαν γίνεσθαι, 2 Macc. 12:1). b. as to, in reference to, concerning: so after ἀδόκιμος, 2 Timothy 3:8; ἀστόχειν, 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18; ναυάγειν, 1 Timothy 1:19; νόσειν, 1 Timothy 6:4; περί πάντα ἑαυτόν παρέχεσθαι τύπον, Titus 2:7; τά περί ἐμέ, the state of my affairs, Philippians 2:23; αἱ περί τά λοιπά ἐπιθυμίαι Mark 4:19 (αἱ περί τό σῶμα ἐπιθυμίαι, Aristotle, rhet. 2, 12, 3; τά περί ψυχήν καί σῶμα ἀγαθά, eth. Nic. 1, 8); cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 5; (Buttmann, § 125, 9). c. of Time; in a somewhat indefinite specification of time, about, near: περί τρίτην ὥραν, Matthew 20:3; add, ; ; Mark 6:48; Acts 10:( L T Tr WH),; . III. in COMPOSITION περί in the N. T. signifies: 1. in a circuit, round about, all around, as περιάγω, περιβάλλω, περιαστράπτω, περίκειμαι, περιοικέω, etc., etc. 2. beyond (because that which surrounds a thing does not belong to the thing itself but is beyond it): περίεργος, περισσεύω. 3. through ((?) — intensive, rather Strong's Exhaustive Concordance about, around From the base of peran; properly, 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) -- (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through). see GREEK peran Forms and Transliterations περι περί περὶ ὑπὲρ hyper hypèr peri perí perì uper Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:8 Prep GRK: ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου KJV: diligently for the young child; INT: search carefully for the child Matthew 3:4 Prep GRK: ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν NAS: belt around his waist; KJV: a leathern girdle about his loins; INT: a belt of leather about the waist Matthew 4:6 Prep GRK: αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ καὶ NAS: HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON [their] HANDS KJV: angels charge concerning thee: and INT: of him he will give orders concerning you and Matthew 6:28 Prep GRK: καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί NAS: are you worried about clothing? KJV: take ye thought for raiment? INT: and about clothing why Matthew 8:18 Prep GRK: Ἰησοῦς ὄχλον περὶ αὐτὸν ἐκέλευσεν NAS: a crowd around Him, He gave orders KJV: multitudes about him, INT: Jesus [a] crowd around him he commanded Matthew 9:36 Prep GRK: ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν ὅτι KJV: he was moved with compassion on them, INT: crowds he was moved with compassion for them because Matthew 11:7 Prep GRK: τοῖς ὄχλοις περὶ Ἰωάννου Τί NAS: to the crowds about John, KJV: unto the multitudes concerning John, INT: to the crowds concerning John What Matthew 11:10 Prep GRK: οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ γέγραπται NAS: This is the one about whom KJV: this is [he], of whom it is written, INT: For this is [he] concerning whom it has been written Matthew 12:36 Prep GRK: ἄνθρωποι ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον KJV: account thereof in INT: men they will give of it an account Matthew 15:7 Prep GRK: καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαίας KJV: Esaias prophesy of you, saying, INT: rightly prophesied concerning you Isaiah Matthew 16:11 Prep GRK: ὅτι οὐ περὶ ἄρτων εἶπον NAS: that I did not speak to you concerning bread? KJV: to you concerning bread, INT: that not concerning bread I spoke Matthew 17:13 Prep GRK: μαθηταὶ ὅτι περὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ NAS: that He had spoken to them about John KJV: unto them of John INT: disciples that concerning John the Matthew 18:6 Prep GRK: μύλος ὀνικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον NAS: hung around his neck, INT: a millstone heavy upon the neck Matthew 18:19 Prep GRK: τῆς γῆς περὶ παντὸς πράγματος NAS: on earth about anything KJV: on earth as touching any thing INT: the earth concerning any matter Matthew 19:17 Prep GRK: με ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ NAS: are you asking Me about what INT: me ask you about what is good Matthew 20:3 Prep GRK: καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τρίτην ὥραν NAS: And he went out about the third hour KJV: And he went out about the third hour, INT: And having gone out about the third hour Matthew 20:5 Prep GRK: δὲ ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ NAS: he went out about the sixth KJV: Again he went out about the sixth and INT: moreover having gone out about [the] sixth and Matthew 20:6 Prep GRK: περὶ δὲ τὴν NAS: And about the eleventh [hour] he went KJV: And about the eleventh hour INT: about moreover the Matthew 20:9 Prep GRK: δὲ οἱ περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην NAS: those [hired] about the eleventh KJV: when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh INT: also those [hired] about the eleventh Matthew 20:24 Prep GRK: δέκα ἠγανάκτησαν περὶ τῶν δύο KJV: [it], they were moved with indignation against the two INT: ten were indignant about the two Matthew 21:45 Prep GRK: ἔγνωσαν ὅτι περὶ αὐτῶν λέγει NAS: that He was speaking about them. KJV: that he spake of them. INT: they knew that about them he speaks Matthew 22:16 Prep GRK: μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός οὐ KJV: carest thou for any [man]: for INT: there is care to you about no one not Matthew 22:31 Prep GRK: περὶ δὲ τῆς NAS: But regarding the resurrection KJV: But as touching the resurrection INT: concerning moreover the Matthew 22:42 Prep GRK: ὑμῖν δοκεῖ περὶ τοῦ χριστοῦ NAS: do you think about the Christ, KJV: think ye of Christ? whose INT: you think concerning the Christ Matthew 24:36 Prep GRK: Περὶ δὲ τῆς KJV: But of that day INT: concerning moreover the Strong's Greek 4012 333 Occurrences περὶ — 333 Occ.