Strong's Greek · G4012
G4012 perí
περί
per-ee'
about
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perí appears 332 times in Scripture, including Matthew 2:8 and Mark 7:25. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
In the King James Version
(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with
Derivation
from the base of G4008 (πέραν);
Appears 332 times in Scripture
““If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’””
“As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?”
“When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.”
“And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.””
“But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.”
“Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.”
“When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
“Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.”
““Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.””
“John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
