ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΜΙ, περιστημι
PERISTĒMI, peristēmi
Sounds Like: peh-ris-TEE-mee
Translations: to stand around, to surround, to stand by, to be present
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'ΠΕΡΙ' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and 'ΙΣΤΗΜΙ' (histemi), meaning 'to stand' or 'to cause to stand'. Therefore, it literally means 'to stand around' or 'to cause to stand around'. It is used to describe a group of people or things encircling someone or something, or an individual standing near or beside someone. It can also imply being present or attending.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4001 (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, 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
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΑΙΗ — might stand around, might surround, might avoid, might turn away, might come about
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΗΣΟΝ — surround, stand around, place around, set around
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