ΠΕΡΙΒΑΣ, περιβας
PERIBAS, peribas
Sounds Like: peh-ree-BAS
Translations: stepping around, encompassing, surrounding, excelling, surpassing, a surrounding one, a superior one
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΒΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: This word is an inflected form, likely a masculine or feminine nominative/accusative singular aorist participle of the verb 'ΠΕΡΙΒΑΙΝΩ' (peribainō), meaning 'to step around, encompass, or surpass'. It can also function as a noun, referring to someone or something that surrounds, encompasses, or excels. In context, it often describes someone who is superior or preeminent.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine, Aorist Active Participle
Strong’s number: G4026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 12:299
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΒΑΙΝΩ.
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- ΠΕΡΙΒΑΣΟΙ — to go around, to surround, to encompass, to step around, to walk around
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