Greek · G4022 · unreviewed

περιέρχομαι

To go around

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περιέρχομαι G4022

Pronunciation periérchomai

What does περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) mean in the Bible?

περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to go around". περι-έρχομαι [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב ;] to go about (as an itinerant): Act.

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Meaning

to go around

Extended definition

to go about (as an itinerant): Act.19:13 28:13 (περιελόντες, WH, R, mg.), Heb.11:37; τ. οἰκίας, from house to house: 1Ti.5:13.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 participle 2

Tense

present 2 aorist 1

Voice

middle 2 active 1

Mood

participle 2 indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 19:13 περιερχομένων present middle participle participle 1 Timothy 5:13 περιερχόμεναι present middle participle participle Hebrews 11:37 περιῆλθον aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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