Strong's Greek · G4026
G4026 periḯstēmi
περιΐστημι
per-ee-is'-tay-mee
to stand around
Looking for Hebrew H4026 migdâl? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G4026. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
periḯstēmi appears 4 times in Scripture, in John, Acts, 2 Timothy and Titus. 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
to stand all around, i.e. (near) to be a bystander, or (aloof) to keep away from
In the King James Version
avoid, shun, stand by (round about)
Derivation
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.””
“When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.”
“But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.”
“But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,”
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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).
