verb
periagamō
Greekπεριάγω (periagō)
Strong’sG4013
I lead about, go about
stem periag-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| periagarōtosπεριάγων | 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 | periagarōtos1×περιάγων | periagaritos | periagaratos | periagarētos |
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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
periagavō“travel over”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:15“travel over”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
periagate“went”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 4:23“went”Kai periagate en hola ta Galilaia, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian en to lao.Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35“went about”Kai periagate tos Iēsus tain politain pantain kai tain kōmain, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
Mark 6:6“going around”kai thaumazate dia tan apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōtos.And 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 9:5“take along”mē ouk echanō exousian adelfan gunaikan periagarō, hōs kai tois loipois apostolois kai tois adelfois tou kuriou kai Kēfos?Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
periagarōtos“went about”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 13:11“went about”kai nun idou cheiras kuriou epi sin, kai esi tuflos mē bleparōtos ton hēlion achri kairou. parachrēma de piptata epi auton achluas kai skotem, kai periagarōtos zētate cheiragōgoin.Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.