Strong's Lexicon
G4022 — περιέρχομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4022 |
|---|---|
| Word: | περιέρχομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4012 and G2064 (including its alternate) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | perierchomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | per-ee-er'-khom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer |
| KJV Renderings: | fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περιέρχομαι; 2 aorist περιῆλθον; from Herodotus down; to go about: of strollers, Act 19:13; of wanderers, Heb 11:37; of navigators (making a circuit), Act 28:13 (here WH περιελόντες, see περιαιρέω, a.); τάς οἰκίας, to go about from house to house, 1Ti 5:13.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
περιέρχομαι (fetch a compass)
Acts 19:13
- KJV: Then certain of the vagabond Jews exorcists took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus saying We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth
- GK: επεχείρησαν δε τινες από των περιερχομένων Ιουδαίων εξορκιστών ονομάζειν επί τους έχοντας τα πνεύματα τα πονηρά το όνομα του κυρίου Ιησού λέγοντες ορκίζομεν υμάς τον Ιησούν ον ο Παύλος κηρύσσει
Acts 28:13
- KJV: And from thence we fetched a compass and came to Rhegium and after one day the south wind blew and we came the next day to Puteoli
- GK: όθεν περιελθόντες κατηντήσαμεν εις Ρήγιον και μετά μίαν ημέραν επιγενομένου νότου δευτεραίοι ήλθομεν εις Ποτιόλους
1 Timothy 5:13
- KJV: And withal they learn idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things which they ought not
- GK: άμα δε και αργαί μανθάνουσι περιερχόμεναι τας οικιάς ου μόνον δε αργαί αλλά και φλύαροι και περίεργοι λαλούσαι τα μη δέοντα
Hebrews 11:37
- KJV: They were stoned they were sawn asunder were tempted were slain with the sword they wandered about in sheepskins and goat skins being destitute afflicted tormented
- GK: ελιθάσθησαν επρίσθησαν επειράσθησαν εν φόνω μαχαίρας απέθανον περιήλθον εν μηλωταίς εν αιγείοις δέρμασιν υστερούμενοι θλιβόμενοι κακουχούμενοι
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