verb
perierchomō
Strong’sG4022
I move about, make a circuit, tack
stem perierch-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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-έρχομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for סבב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4022 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect περιηρχόμην Refs 5th c.BC+ codex:—go round, go about, Refs 5th c.BC+; go about like a beggar, πρὸς τοὺς φίλους Refs 5th c.BC+; like a stranger seeing sights, Refs: with participle, go about doing a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; [πρεσβείας καὶ κατηγορίας] Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν χώραν π. survey it, Refs
2 with accusative person, in Refs 8th c.BC+, encompass, of sounds, τὸν.. περὶ φρένας ἤλυθ᾽ ἰωή Refs 8th c.BC+; of the effect of wine, Κύκλωπα περὶ φρένας ἤλυθεν οἶνος Refs
3 overreach, cheat, σοφίῃ π. τινά Refs 5th c.BC+
4 later, in literal sense, surround, κύκλῳ π. τοὺς πολεμίους Refs
II go round and return to a point, come round, αὖτις ἐς τυραννίδας περιῆλθον Refs 5th c.BC+; περιῆλθεν ἐς ὀκτὼ ὁμιλητὰς ἐς τεττάρων καὶ τριάκοντα came down to.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; of things, events, etc., ἡ ἡγεμονίη περιῆλθε.. ἐς τὸ γένος, ἡ βασιληΐη περιῆλθε ἔς τινα, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς φθίσιν περιῆλθε ἡ νοῦσος the disease ended in..,Refs 5th c.BC+ vengeance came at last upon him, Refs 5th c.BC+; ταῦτα ἰσχυρῶς περιελήλυθε τοὺς πολλούς has taken strong hold upon them, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὸ πάθος.. τοὺς πολλοὺς.. π. Refs
II.2 of Time, come round, περιῆλθεν ὁ ἐνιαυτός Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 of the heavenly bodies, rotate, revolve, ὁ οὐρανὸς π. Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| perierchalaπεριῆλθον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went about | 1× |
| perierchorōntaisπεριερχόμεναι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine | going about | 1× |
| perierchorōntoiuπεριερχομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | itinerant | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchamō | perierchame | perierchami | perierchama | perierchamē | perierchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchasō | perierchase | perierchasi | perierchasa | perierchasē | perierchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchatō | perierchate | perierchati | perierchata | perierchatē | perierchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | perierchanō | perierchane | perierchani | perierchana | perierchanē | perierchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchavō | perierchave | perierchavi | perierchava | perierchavē | perierchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perierchalō | perierchale | perierchali | perierchala1×περιῆλθον | perierchalē | perierchalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchomō | perierchome | perierchomē | perierchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchosō | perierchose | perierchosē | perierchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchotō | perierchote | perierchotē | perierchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | perierchonō | perierchone | perierchonē | perierchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchovō | perierchove | perierchovē | perierchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periercholō | perierchole | periercholē | periercholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchameiō | perierchameia | perierchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchaseiō | perierchaseia | perierchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchateiō | perierchateia | perierchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | perierchaneiō | perierchaneia | perierchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchaveiō | perierchaveia | perierchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perierchaleiō | perierchaleia | perierchaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchomeiō | perierchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchoseiō | perierchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchoteiō | perierchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | perierchoneiō | perierchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchoveiō | perierchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periercholeiō | periercholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perierchasōr | perierchasar | perierchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchatōr | perierchatar | perierchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchavōr | perierchavar | perierchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perierchalōr | perierchalar | perierchalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perierchosōr | perierchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchotōr | perierchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchovōr | perierchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periercholōr | periercholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchamoiō | perierchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchasoiō | perierchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchatoiō | perierchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | perierchanoiō | perierchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchavoiō | perierchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | perierchaloiō | perierchaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perierchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | perierchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perierchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | perierchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | perierchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | periercholoiō |
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 | periercharō | perierchari | perierchara | periercharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perierchorō | perierchorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | periercharōntos | periercharintos | periercharantos | periercharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perierchorōntos2× | perierchorēntos |
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
perierch 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
perierchala“went about”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:37“went about”lithazila, prizila, en fono machairau apothnēskala, perierchala en mēlōtai, en aigeiei dermei, husterorōntois, …They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and …
perierchorōntais“going about”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine1×
1 Timothy 5:13“going about”hama de kai argais mathalō, perierchorōntais tain oikiain, ouk monem de argais …At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing …
perierchorōntoiu“itinerant”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 19:13epicheirala de tinois kai toiu perierchorōntoiu Ioudaioiu exorkistoiu onomazarō epi toin echarōntoin …Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke …