Perikeimai περίκειμαι
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| περίκειμαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | perikeimai |
| Strong's number | G4029 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to surround |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (2) |
Perikeimai (Greek περίκειμαι, Strong's G4029) is a Greek verb meaning “to surround”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
[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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | with (3), were hanged (2), he (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hung (2), i am bound (1), surrounded (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Perikeimai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 9:42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
Luke
- Luke 17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Acts
- Acts 28:20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 5:2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
- Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
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).