ΠΕΡΙ, περι
PERI, peri
Sounds Like: PEH-ree
Translations: about, concerning, around, for, on behalf of, with respect to, at, near
From the root: ΠΕΡΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is a preposition that can take either the genitive or accusative case, and its meaning changes depending on the case of the noun it governs. When used with the genitive case, it typically means 'about', 'concerning', 'for', or 'on behalf of'. When used with the accusative case, it usually indicates spatial 'around', 'about' (in the sense of movement or position), 'at', or 'near'. It can also be used as a prefix in compound words, adding a sense of 'around' or 'excessive'.
Inflection: Governs Genitive or Accusative case; Does not inflect itself
Strong’s number: G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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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, 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
- 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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