ΠΕΡΙΔΥΕΙΝ, περιδυειν
PERIDYEIN, peridyein
Sounds Like: peh-ree-DY-oo-ehn
Translations: to strip off, to take off, to divest
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΔΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and the verb δύω (dyō), meaning 'to enter' or 'to put on'. In this context, it means to strip something off, or to divest someone of something. It implies removing something that covers or clothes, often with force or completely. It can be used in both a literal sense (e.g., stripping off clothes) and a figurative sense (e.g., divesting someone of power or possessions).
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 7:105
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 27:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΔΥΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΔΥΣΑΣ — stripping off, having stripped off, taking off, having taken off, divesting, having divested
- ΠΕΡΙΔΥΩ — to strip off, to take off, to put off
- ΠΕΡΙΔΥΩΝ — stripping off, taking off, divesting, putting off
- ΠΕΡΙΕΔΥΣΑΝ — they sank around, they plunged around, they plunged into, they were immersed in
- ΠΕΡΙΕΔΥΣΕΝ — sank around, plunged around, submerged, put on, clothed
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