ΠΕΡΙΕΙΝΑΙ, περιειναι
PERIEINAI, perieinai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-EYE-nahy
Translations: to be superior, to excel, to survive, to remain, to be left over, to be in abundance
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΕIMI
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri, 'around, over') and the verb εἰμί (eimi, 'to be'). It means to be superior or to excel over others, to survive or remain, or to be in abundance. It can be used to describe someone or something that surpasses others in quality or quantity, or that continues to exist after others have ceased.
Inflection: Present Infinitive, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G4014 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 9:40
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΕIMI, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.