ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΕΩ, περιοικεω
PERIOIKEŌ, perioikeō
Sounds Like: peh-ree-oy-KEH-oh
Translations: to dwell around, to live around, to be a neighbor
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means 'to dwell around' or 'to live in the neighborhood of'. It describes the act of residing in the vicinity of a place or people, implying a close proximity or being a neighbor. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and 'οἰκέω' (oikeō), meaning 'to dwell' or 'to inhabit'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular (or infinitive, depending on context, but the form itself is the lexical entry)
Strong’s number: G4027 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΕΙ — dwell around, inhabit, be a neighbor, live near
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΥΝΤΑΣ — those dwelling around, neighbors, inhabitants
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΩ — to dwell around, to live around, to be a neighbor, to be a dweller around
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