ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ, περιφερεια
PERIPHEREIA, periphereia
Sounds Like: peh-ree-FEH-reh-ah
Translations: circumference, circuit, periphery, a circuit, a periphery, a circumference, evil, perversity, wickedness
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This noun refers to a circumference, circuit, or periphery, indicating the outer boundary or extent of something. It can also metaphorically refer to perversity or wickedness, especially in the context of speech or behavior, suggesting a deviation from what is right or straightforward. It is used to describe the outer edge of a physical object or the moral deviation in a person's character.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΝ — circumference, a circumference, circuit, a circuit, region, a region, district, a district
- ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΣ — of circumference, of a circumference, of a circuit, of a perimeter, of a boundary, of a region, of a district
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