ΠΕΡΙΗΦΘΑΙ, περιηφθαι
PERIĒPHTHAI, periēphthai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-AHF-thai
Translations: to attach, to fasten, to bind around, to put on
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect active infinitive of the verb περιάπτω (periaptō). It is a compound word formed from περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and ἅπτω (haptō), meaning 'to fasten' or 'to ignite'. Therefore, it means 'to fasten around', 'to attach to', or 'to put on'. It describes the action of securing something to something else, often by binding or tying.
Inflection: Perfect, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4016 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:159
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΕΙΣ — you attach, you fasten, you put on, you put around
- ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΕΤΕ — you attach, you fasten, you put on, you apply
- ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΟΥΣΗΣ — attaching, putting around, putting on, binding on, hanging around, hanging on, wearing
- ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they attach, they fasten, they put on, they apply
- ΠΕΡΙΑΠΤΩ — to put on, to put around, to apply, to attach, to fasten
- ΠΕΡΙΑΨΑΝΤΩΝ — having kindled, having lit, having fastened, having attached
- ΠΕΡΙΑΨΑΣΘΑΙ — to tie around, to fasten around, to attach, to put on, to hang around
- ΠΕΡΙΗΨΑΝΤΟ — they attached, they fastened, they put on, they hung around
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