ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΟΙ, περιεργοι
PERIERGOI, periergoi
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ER-goy
Translations: busybodies, meddlesome, prying, curious, officious
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is overly busy or active in matters that do not concern them, often implying a meddlesome or prying nature. It can also refer to someone who is excessively curious or involved in things beyond what is necessary or proper. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (around, concerning) and 'ἔργον' (work, deed).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4021 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 5:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΑ — curious, meddlesome, busybody, useless, superfluous, magic arts, witchcraft, a curious thing, useless things, magic arts
- ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΟΣ — busybody, meddlesome, curious, officious, superstitious, a busybody, a meddlesome person
- ΠΕΡΙΕΡΓΩΣ — curiously, busily, officiously, meddlesomely, with anxious care
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