ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΩΝ, περιοικων
PERIOIKŌN, perioikōn
Sounds Like: peh-ree-OY-kohn
Translations: of neighbors, of inhabitants, of those dwelling around, of those living nearby
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of the noun or adjective 'περίοικος' (perioikos). It refers to people who live around a place, such as neighbors or inhabitants of surrounding areas. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around', and 'οἶκος' (oikos), meaning 'house' or 'dwelling'. It is used to describe a group of people in relation to their proximity to a central point or community.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G4039 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 3:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΑ — surrounding, neighboring, inhabitants, those dwelling around, surrounding places, surrounding things
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΙ — neighbors, those dwelling around
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΙΣ — to the dwellers around, to the neighbors, to the inhabitants, to the surrounding peoples
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΝ — neighboring, surrounding, surrounding region, neighboring country, a neighboring country, a surrounding region, those living around
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΣ — neighbor, a neighbor, dweller around, a dweller around
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΥ — of the inhabitants, of the dwellers around, of the surrounding region, of the neighborhood, a neighbor, a dweller around, surrounding
- ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΟΥΣ — neighboring, surrounding, inhabitants, those dwelling around, a neighboring inhabitant, a surrounding place
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