verb

periechamō

Greekπεριέχω (periechō)

Strong’sG4023

I contain, seize

stem periech-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

seized1×stands1×

What it means

περι-έχω,

[in LXX for אפף, נקף hi., צפה pi., etc.;]

1. to surround, encompass: Lk 5:9 (cf. MM, xix).

2. to comprehend, include, contain, esp. of books: c. acc., Ac 23:25, Rec.; acc. to a late usage, intrans. (Bl., § 53, 13; MM, xix; Hort, in l.), it stands written, I Pe 2:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4023 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee-ekh'-o

to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively)

Fromfrom G4012 and G2192;

King James+ astonished, contain, after (this manner).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
periechatōπεριέχει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	stands	1×
periechataπεριέσχεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	seized	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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	periechamō	periechame	periechami	periechama	periechamē	periechamelē
you 2nd person singular	periechasō	periechase	periechasi	periechasa	periechasē	periechaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periechatō1×περιέχει	periechate	periechati	periechata1×περιέσχεν	periechatē	periechatelē
we 1st person plural	periechanō	periechane	periechani	periechana	periechanē	periechanelē
ye 2nd person plural	periechavō	periechave	periechavi	periechava	periechavē	periechavelē
they 3rd person plural	periechalō	periechale	periechali	periechala	periechalē	periechalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	periechameiō	periechameia	periechameiē
you 2nd person singular	periechaseiō	periechaseia	periechaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periechateiō	periechateia	periechateiē
we 1st person plural	periechaneiō	periechaneia	periechaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	periechaveiō	periechaveia	periechaveiē
they 3rd person plural	periechaleiō	periechaleia	periechaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	periechasōr	periechasar	periechasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periechatōr	periechatar	periechatēr
ye 2nd person plural	periechavōr	periechavar	periechavēr
they 3rd person plural	periechalōr	periechalar	periechalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	periechamoiō	periechamoia
you 2nd person singular	periechasoiō	periechasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periechatoiō	periechatoia
we 1st person plural	periechanoiō	periechanoia
ye 2nd person plural	periechavoiō	periechavoia
they 3rd person plural	periechaloiō	periechaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	periecharō	periechari	periechara	periecharē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	periecharōtos	periecharitos	periecharatos	periecharētos

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

periechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

periech 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

periechatō“stands”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Peter 2:6“stands”dioti periechatō en grafa; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon akrogōniaion eklekton entimon, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk mē kataischuniteia.For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

periechata“seized”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 5:9“seized”thambem gar periechata auton kai pantoin toin sun auto epi ta agra toiu ichthoiu hoiu sullambala,For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,