ΠΕΡΙΕΘΕΟΝ, περιεθεον
PERIETHEON, perietheon
Sounds Like: peh-ree-EH-theh-on
Translations: ran around, were running around, ran about, were running about
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the prefix 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and the verb 'θέω' (theō), meaning 'to run'. Therefore, 'περιθέω' means 'to run around' or 'to run about'. 'ΠΕΡΙΕΘΕΟΝ' is an inflected form of this verb, specifically the 3rd person plural imperfect active indicative, indicating an ongoing action in the past, or the 3rd person plural aorist active indicative, indicating a completed action in the past. It describes a group of people or things moving quickly in a circular or widespread manner.
Inflection: 3rd Person Plural, Imperfect or Aorist, Active, Indicative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΘΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΘΕΟΝΤΙ — (to) one running around, (for) one running about, (to) one rushing around, (for) one rushing about
- ΠΕΡΙΘΕΟΥΣΗΣ — of running around, of running about, of running around it, of running about it
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