ΠΕΡʼ, περʼ
PERʼ, perʼ
Sounds Like: PER
Translations: about, concerning, around, as, just as, like, which, what
From the root: ΠΕΡΙ, ΩΣΠΕΡ, ΑΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Conjunction, Relative Pronoun
Explanation: This word, ending in an apostrophe, is an elided form, meaning it's a shortened version of a longer word where the final vowel has been dropped. It most commonly represents 'περὶ' (peri), a preposition meaning 'about', 'concerning', or 'around', often used with the genitive or accusative case. It can also be an elided form of 'ὥσπερ' (hosper), a conjunction meaning 'as' or 'just as', or 'ἅπερ' (haper), a relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'. The specific meaning depends on the context and the word it precedes.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as an elided form, its original word would have inflected)
Strong’s numbers: G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5618 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3745 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΡΙ, ΩΣΠΕΡ, ΑΠΕΡ, appear in our texts.
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