ΠΕΡΙΕΙΠΟΝ, περιειπον
PERIEIPON, perieipon
Sounds Like: peh-ree-AY-pon
Translations: they treated with respect, they honored, they preserved, they protected
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΕΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'concerning', and the verb ἔπω (epō), meaning 'to be busy with' or 'to attend to'. In its aorist form, it means to treat someone or something with respect, to honor them, or to preserve and protect them. It describes an action of careful and attentive regard.
Inflection: 3rd Person Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 4:2
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 31:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΕΠΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΠΕΙ — to attend to, to take care of, to look after, to manage, to administer
- ΠΕΡΙΕΠΕΣΘΑΙ — to attend, to follow, to accompany, to be occupied with, to be engaged in
- ΠΕΡΙΕΠΟΝΤΕΣ — attending to, taking care of, managing, handling, dealing with
- ΠΕΡΙΕΠΟΥΣΩΝ — of attending to, of taking care of, of treating, of handling, of managing, of dealing with
- ΠΕΡΙΕΠΩΝ — attending to, taking care of, managing, handling, dealing with
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΠΕΝ — cared for, attended to, honored, treated with respect, cherished
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