ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΕΣΘΑΙ, περιγενεσθαι
PERIGENESTHAI, perigenesthai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-GEH-neh-sthai
Translations: to overcome, to prevail, to survive, to get the better of, to be superior
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri, meaning 'around' or 'over') and the verb γίνομαι (ginomai, meaning 'to become' or 'to be born'). Together, it means to come to be over or around something, hence to overcome, prevail, or survive. It often implies gaining an advantage or being superior in a situation.
Inflection: Aorist, Infinitive, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G4064 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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, ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΙΝΕΤΑΙ — survives, remains, is left over, prevails, overcomes, excels
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΙΝΕΤΕ — you survive, you overcome, you prevail, you are superior, you are left over, you remain
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΘΕΙΣΑΝ — having come to be, having become, having survived, having overcome, having prevailed, having been superior
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΣΟΜΕΝΗΣ — of surviving, of overcoming, of excelling, of prevailing, of being superior
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΗΤΑΙ — to overcome, to survive, to prevail, to be superior, to be left over, to be in excess
- ΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΟΜΕΝΗΣ — (of) having overcome, (of) having survived, (of) having prevailed, (of) having come out on top
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΣΘΑΙ — to survive, to overcome, to excel, to be superior, to be left over, to remain
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ — survive, excel, overcome, be superior, be left over, be victorious, prevail
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ — to survive, to overcome, to excel, to be superior, to be left over, to remain over
- ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΥ — survive, overcome, excel, be superior, be left over, remain
- ΠΕΡΙΕΓΕΝΟΝΤΟ — overcame, survived, got the better of, prevailed over, were superior to
- ΠΕΡΙΕΓΙΝΟΝΤΟ — they were surviving, they were overcoming, they were prevailing, they were superior, they were left over
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being superior, overcoming, surviving, prevailing, being left over, being in excess
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — about to overcome, about to prevail over, about to survive, about to be superior, about to be left over
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