Strong's Lexicon

G4037

G4037 — περιμένω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekperimenoverbOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G4037
Word:περιμένω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:from G4012 and G3306
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:perimeno
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:per-ee-men'-o
Meaning:1. to stay around, i.e. await
KJV Renderings:wait for

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

περιμένω; (περί further (cf. περί, III. 2)); to wait for: τί, Act 1:4. (Gen 49:18; Wis 8:12; Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Josephus, Plutarch, others.)

Englishman's Greek Concordance

περιμένω (wait for)

Acts 1:4

KJV: And being assembled together with commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem but wait for the promise of the Father which ye have heard of me
GK: και συναλιζόμενος παρήγγειλεν αυτοίς από Ιεροσολύμων μη χωρίζεσθαι αλλά περιμένειν την επαγγελίαν του πατρός ην ηκούσατέ μου
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