ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ, περιγινεται
PERIGINETAI, periginetai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-GHEE-neh-tai
Translations: survive, excel, overcome, be superior, be left over, be victorious, prevail
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri, meaning 'around' or 'over') and the verb γίνομαι (ginomai, meaning 'to become' or 'to be'). It generally means to come out on top, to survive, to excel, or to be superior to something or someone. It can also mean to be left over or to remain. It is often used to describe prevailing in a difficult situation or overcoming an adversary.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G4039 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:40
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 1 — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΙΝΕΤΑΙ — survives, remains, is left over, prevails, overcomes, excels
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΙΝΕΤΕ — you survive, you overcome, you prevail, you are superior, you are left over, you remain
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΕΣΘΑΙ — to overcome, to prevail, to survive, to get the better of, to be superior
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΘΕΙΣΑΝ — having come to be, having become, having survived, having overcome, having prevailed, having been superior
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΣΟΜΕΝΗΣ — of surviving, of overcoming, of excelling, of prevailing, of being superior
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΤΑΙ — to overcome, to survive, to prevail, to be superior, to be left over, to be in excess
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΟΜΕΝΗΣ — (of) having overcome, (of) having survived, (of) having prevailed, (of) having come out on top
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΣΘΑΙ — to survive, to overcome, to excel, to be superior, to be left over, to remain
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ — to survive, to overcome, to excel, to be superior, to be left over, to remain over
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΥ — survive, overcome, excel, be superior, be left over, remain
- ΠΕΡΙΕΓΕΝΟΝΤΟ — overcame, survived, got the better of, prevailed over, were superior to
- ΠΕΡΙΕΓΙΝΟΝΤΟ — they were surviving, they were overcoming, they were prevailing, they were superior, they were left over
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being superior, overcoming, surviving, prevailing, being left over, being in excess
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — about to overcome, about to prevail over, about to survive, about to be superior, about to be left over
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