ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΟΝ, περιειχον
PERIEICHON, perieichon
Sounds Like: peh-ree-EH-khon
Translations: they were containing, they were encompassing, they were surrounding, they were holding, they were including
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri, 'around') and the verb ἔχω (echō, 'to have, to hold'). In its imperfect tense, it describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past. It means 'to contain,' 'to encompass,' 'to surround,' or 'to hold within.' It can be used to describe physical enclosure, like hills surrounding a city, or abstract containment, such as a speech containing accusations.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G4023 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 33:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΕΧΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΕ — contained, encompassed, held, surrounded, included, comprised
- ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΕΝ — contained, held, enclosed, surrounded, comprehended
- ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΕΤΟ — it was contained, it was surrounded, it was held, it was embraced, it was comprehended
- ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΟΜΗΝ — I was surrounded, I was contained, I was held, I was seized, I was overcome, I was encompassed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΟΝΤΟ — they were surrounded, they were contained, they were held, they were encompassed, they were occupied, they were seized
- ΠΕΡΙΕΚΕΕΝ — contained, enclosed, surrounded, held, comprehended
- ΠΕΡΙΕΞΕΙ — will contain, will encompass, will include, will hold, will surround, will embrace
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to surround, to encompass, to contain, to hold, to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to survive, to remain, to be left over
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΕ — he surrounded, she surrounded, it surrounded, he enclosed, she enclosed, it enclosed, he contained, she contained, it contained, he held around, she held around, it held around
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΕΘΗ — was surrounded, was encompassed, was seized, was held, was contained
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΕΘΗΣΑΝ — they were surrounded, they were seized, they were held, they were encompassed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΕΝ — he surrounded, she surrounded, it surrounded, he enclosed, she enclosed, it enclosed, he contained, she contained, it contained, he held around, she held around, it held around
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΗΚΟΤΟΣ — of having surrounded, of having encompassed, of having contained, of having held, of having restrained
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΗΜΕΝΟΣ — surrounded, encompassed, held fast, contained
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΧΟΝ — surrounded, encompassed, seized, held fast, contained, embraced
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΙ — it contains, it holds, it surrounds, it includes, it embraces, it comprehends, it holds fast
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΙΝ — to contain, to hold, to encompass, to surround, to include, to grasp, to comprise
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to be contained, to be surrounded, to be encompassed, to be held, to be seized, to be held fast
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΤΑΙ — it is contained, it is surrounded, it is held, it is enclosed, it is comprised, it is embraced
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΘΑ — we are contained, we are surrounded, we are held, we are seized, we are encompassed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ — contained, enclosed, surrounded, comprehended, held, held around
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΗ — contained, enclosed, surrounded, comprehended, held, held fast, holding, encompassing, comprising, a contained thing, an enclosed thing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being contained, being surrounded, being held, being seized, being encompassed, being included, being held fast
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being contained, being held around, being surrounded, being encompassed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΥ — (of) containing, (of) holding, (of) encompassing, (of) surrounding, (of) embracing, (of) including, (of) holding fast
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΝ — containing, encompassing, surrounding, holding around, that which contains, that which encompasses, that which surrounds
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΝΤΑΣ — containing, encompassing, holding around, surrounding, those containing, those encompassing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΝΤΟΣ — of containing, of encompassing, of surrounding, of holding, of including, of embracing, of the one containing, of the one encompassing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΝΤΩΝ — containing, surrounding, holding, encompassing, embracing, of those containing, of those surrounding
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΑ — containing, surrounding, encompassing, holding, holding fast, holding back, restraining, comprising, including, a containing, a surrounding
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΑΙ — containing, holding, enclosing, comprising, including, embracing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΑΝ — containing, surrounding, encompassing, holding, embracing, a containing, a surrounding, an encompassing, a holding, an embracing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΗΣ — containing, surrounding, encompassing, holding, embracing, including, a containing, a surrounding, an encompassing
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΙΝ — they contain, they surround, they hold, they embrace, they include, they seize, they comprehend
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΥΣΩΝ — containing, holding, encompassing, surrounding, including, comprising
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΩ — to contain, to encompass, to surround, to hold, to include, to grasp, to seize, to embrace, to comprise, to hold fast, to be contained, to be held, to be seized, to be astonished, to be amazed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΧΩΝ — containing, encompassing, holding, surrounding, embracing, seizing, holding fast, comprehending, including, a containing, an encompassing
- ΠΕΡΙΗΞΟΥΣΗΣ — encompassing, surrounding, containing, holding around, holding fast, seizing, embracing, of encompassing, of surrounding, of containing, of holding around, of holding fast, of seizing, of embracing
- ΠΕΡΙΙΕΡΙΧΟΥΝΤΑ — surrounding, encompassing, containing, holding, embracing, a surrounding, a containing
- ΠΕΡΙΙΣΧΕΙ — encompasses, surrounds, contains, holds around, embraces
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΕΘΕΙΣ — having been surrounded, having been encompassed, having been held, having been seized, having been contained
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΕΘΕΝΤΑΣ — having been surrounded, having been encompassed, having been held, having been contained
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΕΘΕΝΤΕΣ — having been surrounded, having been enclosed, having been held, having been contained, having been seized
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΕΘΕΝΤΩΝ — of those having been surrounded, of those having been encompassed, of those having been held fast
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΕΙΝ — to surround, to contain, to encompass, to hold fast, to seize, to prevail, to excel, to be superior
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — having surrounded, having encompassed, having contained, having held fast, having seized, having taken hold of, having been contained, having been seized, having been held
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΟΝΤΑΣ — having surrounded, having encompassed, having contained, having held around
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΟΝΤΕΣ — having surrounded, having encompassed, having contained, having held around, having seized, having taken possession of
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΟΝΤΟΣ — of surrounding, of encompassing, of holding around, of containing, of holding fast, of seizing, of overcoming, of excelling, of being superior
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΩ — to surround, to encompass, to contain, to hold around, to embrace, to seize, to prevail, to be superior, to be in power
- ΠΕΡΙΣΧΩΝ — having surrounded, having encompassed, having enclosed, having contained, having seized, having held fast
- ΣΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΕ — surrounded, encompassed, contained, held, seized, embraced, included, comprehended
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