ΕΡΙ, ερι
ERI, eri
Sounds Like: PEH-ree
Translations: about, concerning, around, for, with, by, on behalf of
From the root: ΠΕΡΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb
Explanation: This word functions as a preposition or an adverbial prefix. As a preposition, it can take the genitive, accusative, or rarely the dative case, and its meaning changes depending on the case. With the genitive, it typically means 'concerning' or 'about'. With the accusative, it often means 'around' or 'about' (in a spatial sense). As a prefix, it adds the sense of 'around', 'about', 'excessively', or 'completely' to verbs, indicating surrounding, encompassing, or thoroughness.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a preposition); functions as a prefix to verbs and nouns.
Strong’s number: G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 8:17, 10:9
- Nahum — 3:7
- Luke — 14:10
- 1 Corinthians — 15:35
- James — 2:18
- Epistle of Barnabas — 3:5
- Shepherd of Hermas — 5:1
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.
- 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
- ΠΕΡΙΤΩΝ — about, concerning, around, of, for, with respect to, those around, the surrounding ones
- 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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