Strong's Greek · G4029
περίκειμαι
períkeimai
be bound (compassed) with, hang about
Definition
to lie all around, i.e. inclose, encircle, hamper (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.”
“It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.”
“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.”
“He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.”
“So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).