ΠΕΡΙΤΩΝ, περιτων
PERITŌN, peritōn
Sounds Like: peh-ree-TON
Translations: about, concerning, around, of, for, with respect to, those around, the surrounding ones
From the root: ΠΕΡΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound form, combining the preposition 'περί' (peri), meaning 'about' or 'around', with the genitive plural definite article 'τῶν' (tōn), meaning 'of the'. When used together, 'περὶ τῶν' often translates to 'about the' or 'concerning the'. It can also function as a substantive, meaning 'those around' or 'the surrounding ones', referring to people or things in the vicinity. It is used to indicate the subject of discussion or the area surrounding something.
Inflection: Preposition with Definite Article, Genitive, Plural, All genders
Strong’s number: G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙ.
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.
- ΕΡΙ — about, concerning, around, for, with, by, on behalf of
- ΠΕΡΙ — about, concerning, around, for, on behalf of, with respect to, at, near
- ΠΕΡΙΤΕ — around, about, concerning, for, on account of, with respect to, in regard to, over, beyond
- ΠΕΡΙΤΗΣ — about, concerning, around, for, with, by, of
- ΠΕΡΙΤΟΝ — those around, the party of, the people with, concerning, about
- ΠΕΡΙΤΩ — about, concerning, around, for, with, by, of, to
- ΠΙΡΙ — about, concerning, around, with, for, on behalf of, by, at, near, in, over, through, of, a
- ΤΩΠΕΡΙ — (to) the, (to) the concerning, (to) the about, (to) the around
- ‾ΠΕΡ‾ — about, concerning, around, for, on behalf of, with respect to, by, near
- ‾ΠΕ‾Ρ — about, concerning, around, for, on behalf of
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