ΠΕΡΙΣΤΑΙΗ, περισταιη
PERISTAIĒ, peristaiē
Sounds Like: peh-ris-TAH-ee-ay
Translations: might stand around, might surround, might avoid, might turn away, might come about
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'περίστημι' (peristemi), which means 'to stand around', 'to surround', 'to avoid', or 'to turn away'. It can also mean 'to come about' or 'to happen'. The specific form 'περισταίη' indicates a potential or hypothetical action, suggesting something that 'might' or 'may' occur, or a wish.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Optative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4000 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:151
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΑΙ — they stand around, they surround, they are present, they are at hand, they are imminent
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΜΙ — to stand around, to surround, to stand by, to be present
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΣΟΝ — surround, stand around, place around, set around
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