περί peri · G4012

about

περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal, about, on account of, concerning, in reference to: Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:44, Luk.4:38, Jhn.16:26, Act.28:21, al. mult.; τὰ περί, with genitive, the things concerning one, one's state or case: Mrk.5:27, Act.1:3 28:15, Eph.6:22, al.; at the beginning of a sentence, περί, regarding, as to, 1Co.7:1, al.; in the sense on account of (Mat.26:28, 1Co.1:13, al.), often with ὑπέρ as variant (cf. M, Pr., 105). ; II. C. accusative, ; 1. of place, about, around: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6, Luk.13:8, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

περί, ; Thess., Delph. περ [], also Aeolic dialect, see below [] V; Elean παρ []: preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative:—round about, all round (properly different from ἀμφί, on both sides). (Cogn. with Sanskrit pári 'round about'.) ; A WITH GENITIVE, ; A.I of Place, sometimes in Poets, round about, around, τετάνυστο π. σπείους ἡμερίς [], on both sides, see at {περιβαίνω} []; A.I.2 about near, π. σοῦ πάντα γένοιτο ῥόδα []; A.II to denote the object about or for which one does …

Where it's used 334 times

Matthew 2:8 · Matthew 3:4 · Matthew 4:6 · Matthew 6:28 · Matthew 8:18 · Matthew 9:36 · Matthew 11:7 · Matthew 11:10 · Matthew 12:36 · Matthew 15:7 · Matthew 16:11 · Matthew 17:13 · Matthew 18:19 · Matthew 19:17 · Matthew 20:3 · Matthew 20:5 · Matthew 20:6 · Matthew 20:9 · Matthew 20:24 · Matthew 21:45 · Matthew 22:16 · Matthew 22:31 · Matthew 22:42 · Matthew 24:36 · Matthew 26:24 · Matthew 26:28 · Matthew 27:46 · Mark 1:6 · Mark 1:30 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 3:8 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 3:34 · Mark 4:10 · Mark 4:19 · Mark 5:16 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 6:48 · Mark 7:6 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 8:30 · Mark 9:14 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 10:10 · Mark 10:41 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:21 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 1:1 · Luke 1:4 · Luke 2:17 · Luke 2:18 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 2:33 · Luke 2:38 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 3:19 … and 274 more

Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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