verb
periagamō
Strong’sG4013
I lead about, go about
stem periag-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
περι-άγω,
[in LXX: Am 2:10 (הלךְ hi.); Is 28:27, Ez 47:2 (סבב hi., ho.); Ez 37:2 46:21 (עבר hi), II Mac 4:38 6:10*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4013 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άξω Refs 4th c.BC+:— lead or draw round, Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; carry about for sale, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, lead round with one, ἐλέφαντα Refs 2nd c.BC+
b cause to revolve, ψυχὴ π. πάντα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, rotate, οἷον τροχοῦ περιαγομένου Refs 5th c.BC+
2 lead about with one, have always by one, Refs 5th c.BC+:—more frequently in middle, ἀκολούθους πολλοὺς περιάγεσθαι Refs 4th c.BC+
2.b metaphorically, lead round and round, perplex, τὼ θεώ με περιάγουσιν, ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, περιαγόμενος τῷ λόγῳ Refs 5th c.BC+
3 turn round, turn about, τὴν κεφαλήν, τὸν τράχηλον, τὸν αὐχένα, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὴν σκυταλίδα twist it round in order to tighten a noose, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὼ χεῖρε περιαγαγὼν εἰς τοὔπισθεν καὶ δήσας twisting back the hands behind the back, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, περιαχθεὶς τὼ χεῖρε Refs 2nd c.AD+; so probably περιαχθείς alone, π. κρεμήσεται Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 pass round, τὸ περιαγόμενον ποτήριον Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 protract, ἐς ὥραν τινά Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 bring round to.., [τὴν πολιτείαν] πάλιν εἰς τὴν ἑτέραν πολιτείαν Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, π. εἰς ὁμόνοιαν Refs; εἰς τόδε, εἰς ἀνάγκην, Refs 1st c.AD+
7 Rhet., round a period, etc., περίοδος, σύνθεσις περιηγμένη, Refs 4th c.BC+
II intransitive, come round, πάλιν κύκλῳ π. εἰς τὴν ἀρχήν Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 with accusative loci, go round, π. τὴν ἐσχατιάν NT+4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| periagavōπεριάγετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | travel over | 1× |
| periagateπεριῆγεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | went | 3× |
| periagarōπεριάγειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | take along | 1× |
| periagarōntosπεριάγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | went about | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periagamō | periagame | periagami | periagama | periagamē | periagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periagasō | periagase | periagasi | periagasa | periagasē | periagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periagatō | periagate3×περιῆγεν | periagati | periagata | periagatē | periagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | periaganō | periagane | periagani | periagana | periaganē | periaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periagavō1×περιάγετε | periagave | periagavi | periagava | periagavē | periagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periagalō | periagale | periagali | periagala | periagalē | periagalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periagameiō | periagameia | periagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periagaseiō | periagaseia | periagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periagateiō | periagateia | periagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | periaganeiō | periaganeia | periaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periagaveiō | periagaveia | periagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periagaleiō | periagaleia | periagaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periagasōr | periagasar | periagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periagatōr | periagatar | periagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periagavōr | periagavar | periagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periagalōr | periagalar | periagalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periagamoiō | periagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | periagasoiō | periagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periagatoiō | periagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | periaganoiō | periaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | periagavoiō | periagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | periagaloiō | periagaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | periagarō1×περιάγειν | periagari | periagara | periagarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | periagarōntos1×περιάγων | periagarintos | periagarantos | periagarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
periag is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
periagavō“travel over”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:15“travel over”… vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara …Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win …
periagate“went”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 4:23Kai periagate en hola ta Galilaia, didaskarōntos en …Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues …
Matthew 9:35“went about”Kai periagate tos Iēsus tain polain pantain kai …Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching …
Mark 6:6“going around”… thaumazate dia tan apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōntos.… He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
periagarō“take along”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 9:5mē ouk echanō exousian adelfan gunaikan periagarō, hōs kai tois loipois apostolois kai …Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the …
periagarōntos“went about”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 13:11“went about”… epi auton achluas kai skotem, kai periagarōntos zētate cheiragōgoin.… sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by …