περιέχω periechō · G4023

to contain

περι-έχω, ; [in LXX for H661, H5362 hi., H6822 pi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to surround, encompass: Luk.5:9 (cf. MM, xix). ; 2. to comprehend, include, contain, esp. of books: with accusative, Act.23:25, Rec.; accusative to a late usage, intrans. (BL, § 53, 1.3; MM, xix; Hort, in l), it stands written, 1Pe.2:6.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

περιέχω, ; also περιεργ-ίσχω, []; Aeolic dialect περρέχω []future περιέξω (and περισχήσω []aorist περιέσχον, infinitive περισχεῖν: aorist middle περιεσχόμην, infinitive περισχέσθαι:—encompass, embrace, surround, κυκλόθεν ὁδὸς π. [τὸ χωρίον] []; τὸ περιέχον the envelope of a seed, []; b especially of that which encompasses the earth or the universe, τὸν κόσμον πνεῦμα καὶ ἀὴρ π[]; τὸ περιέχον the environment, []; ὁ περιέχων ἀήρ ἠήρ) []; ὁ περιέχων alone, []; but usually τὸ περιέχον, []; τὸ …

Where it's used 2 times

Luke 5:9 · 1 Peter 2:6

Source: TBESG G4023; TFLSJ G4023

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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