Strong's Lexicon
G4044
G4044 — περιπείρω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4044 |
|---|---|
| Word: | περιπείρω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4012 and the base of G4008 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | peripeiro |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | per-ee-pei'-ro |
| Meaning: | 1. to penetrate entirely, i.e. transfix (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | pierce through |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περιπείρω: 1 aorist περιεπειρα; to pierce through (see περί, III. 3): τινα ξιφεσι, δόρατι, etc., Diodorus, Josephus, Plutarch, Lucian, others; metaphorically, ἑαυτόν ... ὀδύναις, to torture one’s soul with sorrows, 1Ti 6:10 (ἀνηκέστοις κακοῖς, Philo in Flacc. § 1).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
περιπείρω (pierce through)
1 Timothy 6:10
- KJV: For the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows
- GK: ρίζα γαρ πάντων των κακών εστίν η φιλαργυρία ης τινές ορεγόμενοι απεπλανήθησαν από της πίστεως και εαυτούς περιέπειραν οδύναις πολλαίς