Peri περί
| περί | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peri |
| Strong's number | G4012 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Gloss | about |
| Occurrences | 336 in 307 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (64) |
Peri (Greek περί, Strong's G4012) is a Greek preposition meaning “about”. It occurs 336 times in 307 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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, Act.22:6, al.; οἱ περί, with accusative of person(s), of one's associates, friends, etc., Mrk.4:10, Luk.22:49, Jhn.11:19, Act.13:13; οἱ περὶ τ. τοιαῦτα ἐργάται, Act.19:25; metaphorically, about, as to, concerning: 1Ti.1:19 6:4 2Ti.2:18 3:8, Tit.2:7; τὰ περὶ ἐμέ, Php.2:23; αἱ περὶ τ. λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι, Mrk.4:19.
2. Of time, in a loose reckoning, about, near: Mat.20:3, 5 6, 9 27:46, Mrk.6:48, Act.10:3, 9 22:6.
III. In composition: round about (περιβάλλω, περίκειμαι), beyond, over and above (περιποιέω, περιλείπω), to excess (περιεργάζομαι, περισσεύω).
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | concerning (42), about (31), touching (11), whereof (3), against (2), over (2), affairs (2), state (2), abroad (1), thereabout (1), company (1), forasmuch (1), and 7 other renderings |
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| BSB | about (144), around (15), concerning (9), regarding (4), over (4), regard (4), behalf (4), because (2), against (2), vicinity (1), all (1), involving (1), and 5 other renderings |
Verses
Peri occurs in 307 verses, listed here by reference.
Matthew (28): 2:8, 3:4, 4:6, 6:28, 8:18, 9:36, 11:7, 11:10, 12:36, 15:7, 16:11, 17:13, 18:6, 18:19, 19:17, 20:3, 20:5, 20:6, 20:9, 20:24, 21:45, 22:16, 22:31, 22:42, 24:36, 26:24, 26:28, 27:46
Mark (24): 1:6, 1:30, 1:44, 3:8, 3:32, 3:34, 4:10, 4:19, 5:16, 5:27, 6:48, 7:6, 7:17, 7:25, 8:30, 9:14, 9:42, 10:10, 10:41, 12:14, 12:26, 13:32, 14:21, 16:8
Luke (43): 1:1, 1:4, 2:17, 2:18, 2:27, 2:33, 2:38, 3:15, 3:19, 4:10, 4:14, 4:37, 4:38, 5:14, 5:15, 6:28, 7:3, 7:17, 7:18, 7:24, 7:27, 9:9, 9:11, 9:45, 10:40, 10:41, 11:53, 12:26, 13:1, 13:8, 16:2, 17:2, 19:37, 21:5, 22:32, 22:37, 22:49, 23:8, 24:4, 24:14, 24:19, 24:27, 24:44
John (57): 1:7, 1:8, 1:15, 1:22, 1:47, 2:21, 2:25, 3:25, 5:31, 5:32, 5:36, 5:37, 5:39, 5:46, 6:41, 6:61, 7:7, 7:12, 7:13, 7:17, 7:32, 7:39, 8:13, 8:14, 8:18, 8:26, 8:46, 9:17, 9:18, 9:21, 10:13, 10:25, 10:33, 10:41, 11:13, 11:19, 12:6, 12:41, 13:18, 13:22, 13:24, 15:22, 15:26, 16:8, 16:9, 16:10, 16:11, 16:19, 16:25, 16:26, 17:9, 17:20, 18:19, 18:23, 18:34, 19:24, 21:24
Acts (64): 1:1, 1:3, 1:16, 2:29, 2:31, 5:24, 7:52, 8:12, 8:15, 8:34, 9:13, 10:3, 10:9, 10:19, 11:22, 12:5, 13:13, 13:29, 15:2, 15:6, 17:32, 18:15, 18:25, 19:8, 19:23, 19:25, 19:40, 21:8, 21:21, 21:24, 21:25, 22:6, 22:10, 22:18, 23:6, 23:11, 23:15, 23:20, 23:29, 24:8, 24:10, 24:13, 24:21, 24:22, 24:24, 24:25, 25:9, 25:15, 25:16, 25:18, 25:19, 25:20, 25:24, 25:26, 26:1, 26:2, 26:7, 26:26, 28:7, 28:15, 28:21, 28:22, 28:23, 28:31
Romans (6): 1:3, 1:8, 8:3, 14:12, 15:14, 15:21
1 Corinthians (10): 1:4, 1:11, 7:1, 7:25, 7:37, 8:1, 8:4, 12:1, 16:1, 16:12
Philippians (4): 1:27, 2:19, 2:20, 2:23
Colossians (4): 1:3, 4:3, 4:8, 4:10
1 Thessalonians (8): 1:2, 1:9, 3:9, 4:6, 4:9, 4:13, 5:1, 5:25
2 Thessalonians (4): 1:3, 1:11, 2:13, 3:1
1 Timothy (4): 1:7, 1:19, 6:4, 6:21
Philemon (1): 1:10
Hebrews (20): 2:5, 4:4, 4:8, 5:3, 5:11, 6:9, 7:14, 9:5, 10:6, 10:7, 10:8, 10:18, 10:26, 11:7, 11:20, 11:22, 11:32, 11:40, 13:11, 13:18
1 Peter (4): 1:10, 3:15, 3:18, 5:7
1 John (8): 1:1, 2:2, 2:26, 2:27, 4:10, 5:9, 5:10, 5:16
3 John (1): 1:2
Revelation (1): 15:6
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).