περίκειμαι perikeimai · G4029

to surround

περί-κειμαι ; [in LXX: Ep. Je 24, 58, 4Ma.12:3 * ; ] ; 1. to lie round about: μύλος, λίθος (RV, were hanged about), Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; νεφος μαρτύρων, Heb.12:1. ; 2. to have around one, be clothed with: Act.28:20; figuratively, ἀσθένειαν, Heb.5:2.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

περίκειμαι, ; infinitive -κεῖσθαι: future -κείσομαι: —used as passive of περιτίθημι, lie round about, with dative, εὗρε σὲ Πατρόκλῳ περικείμενον ὃν φίλον νἱόν lying with his arms round him, []; [γωρυτὸς τόξῳ] περίκειτο] there was a case round the bow, []; πασσάλοις (accusative plural) κρύπτοισιν περικείμεναι.. κνάμισες []; τὸ σχῆμα καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς βασιλείας τινὶ π. []: with a preposition, περὶ [τὰς φλέβας] τὸ σῶμα π. τὸ τῶν σαρκῶν [] plates of gold laid on (an ivory statue), []; [ὁ κημὸς] …

Where it's used 5 times

Mark 9:42 · Luke 17:2 · Acts 28:20 · Hebrews 5:2 · Hebrews 12:1

Source: TBESG G4029; TFLSJ G4029

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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