verb

perierchemō

Greekπεριέρχομαι (perierchomai)

Strong’sG4022

I move about, make a circuit, tack

stem perierch-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

going about1×itinerant1×went about1×

What it means

περι-έρχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for סבב;]

to go about (as an itinerant): Ac 19:13 28:13 (περιελόντες, WH, R, mg.), He 11:37; τ. οἰκίας, from house to house: I Ti 5:13.†

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

Saidper-ee-er'-khom-ahee

to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer

Fromfrom G4012 and G2064 (including its alternate);

King Jamesfetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about.

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
perierchalaπεριῆλθον	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	went about	1×
periercherōtaisπεριερχόμεναι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural feminine	going about	1×
periercherōtoiuπεριερχομένων	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle 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 172, 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 or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	perierchemō	periercheme	perierchemi	perierchema	perierchemē	perierchemelē
you 2nd person singular	perierchesō	perierchese	perierchesi	perierchesa	perierchesē	periercheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perierchetō	perierchete	periercheti	periercheta	perierchetē	perierchetelē
we 1st person plural	perierchenō	perierchene	periercheni	perierchena	perierchenē	perierchenelē
ye 2nd person plural	perierchevō	periercheve	perierchevi	periercheva	perierchevē	perierchevelē
they 3rd person plural	perierchelō	perierchele	periercheli	perierchela	perierchelē	perierchelelē

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 or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	perierchemeiō	perierchemeia	perierchemeiē
you 2nd person singular	periercheseiō	periercheseia	periercheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periercheteiō	periercheteia	periercheteiē
we 1st person plural	periercheneiō	periercheneia	periercheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	periercheveiō	periercheveia	periercheveiē
they 3rd person plural	periercheleiō	periercheleia	periercheleiē

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 or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	perierchesōr	perierchesar	perierchesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perierchetōr	perierchetar	perierchetēr
ye 2nd person plural	perierchevōr	perierchevar	perierchevēr
they 3rd person plural	perierchelōr	perierchelar	perierchelēr

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 or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	perierchemoiō	perierchemoia
you 2nd person singular	perierchesoiō	perierchesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	perierchetoiō	perierchetoia
we 1st person plural	perierchenoiō	perierchenoia
ye 2nd person plural	perierchevoiō	perierchevoia
they 3rd person plural	periercheloiō	periercheloia

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 or for itself middle voice	periercherō	periercheri	perierchera	periercherē

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	periercharōtos	periercharitos	periercharatos	periercharētos
acts on or for itself middle voice	periercherōtos2×	periercheritos	periercheratos	periercherētos

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

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

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

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, husterirōtois, thlibirōtois, kakouchirōtois,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 mistreated.

periercherōtais“going about”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural feminine1×

1 Timothy 5:13“going about”hama de kai argais mathalō, periercherōtais tain oikiain, ouk monem de argais alla kai fluarais kai periergais, lalarōtais teim mē darōteim.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 things they should not mention.

periercherōtoiu“itinerant”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine1×

Acts 19:13“itinerant”epicheirala de tinois kai toiu periercherōtoiu Ioudaioiu exorkistoiu onomazarō epi toin echarōtoin teim pneumeim teim ponēreim tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu legarōtois; Horkizamō vin ton Iēsun hon Paulos kērussatō.Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”