verb
periferamō
Strong’sG4064
I carry around, am driven to and fro
stem perifer-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-φέρω,
[in LXX: Ec 7:8 (7) (הלל po.), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4064 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
carry round, τὸν ὀϊστὸν περιέφερε κατὰ πᾶσαν γῆν Refs 5th c.BC+; carry about with one, Refs; παῖδ᾽ ἀγκάλαισι π. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀκλαδίαν probably in Refs —passive, with accusative loci, περιενειχθέντος τοῦ λέοντος τὸ τεῖχος being carried round the wall, Refs 5th c.BC+ swinging about (in a basket), Refs 5th c.BC+
2 move round, π. τὸν πόδα bring the foot round in mounting a horse, Refs 5th c.BC+; hand round at table, Refs; τὸ βλέμμα π. εἰς τοὺς παρόντας Refs 1st c.AD+
3 turn round, τὴν κεφαλήν Refs —middle, τὰ σκέλη π. Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b in Tactics, wheel, τοῦ συντάγματος περιενεχθέντος Refs 1st c.BC+
3.c intransitive, turn round, ὡς ὁ στεφὼν περιφέρει κύκλῳ Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 carry round, publish, make known, π. τι πανταχόσε Refs 1st c.AD+ —passive, τοῦ Πιττακοῦ.. περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα was passed from mouth to mouth, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a person, περιενεχθῆναι εὐνοίᾳ καὶ θαυμασθῆναι παρὰ τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις Refs 1st c.BC+
5 carry to and fro, Refs 1st c.AD+
6 bring round in the end, determine, reduce, subject, περιήνεγκεν εἰς ἑαυτὸν τὰς Ἀθήνας Refs 2nd c.AD+; εἰς συμφορὰς π. Refs 1st c.AD+, compare 546c:—passive, ἐς Ῥωμαίους πάντα περιηνέχθη Refs 5th c.BC+
7 carry round or back (in memory), οὔτε μέμνημαι τὸ πρῆγμα οὔτε με περιφέρει οὐδὲν εἰδέναι τούτων nor does any of these things carry me back to the knowledge of it, Refs 5th c.BC+
8 turn round, make dizzy, turn mad, ἡ συκοφαντία π. σοφόν LXX:—passive, to be turned giddy, - φερόμενος τῷ μεγέθει τῶν τολμωμένων Refs 1st c.AD+
9 transfer, refer, shift, τὴν ἀπορίαν ἐς τοὺς δικαστάς Refs 2nd c.AD+
II intransitive, survive, endure, hold out, Refs 5th c.BC+: also with accusative, survive, outlast, ἡμέραν Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 come round, recover, ἐκ τῆς νόσου Refs 5th c.AD+
III passive, go round, rotate, ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ κύκλῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἴσῳ χρόνῳ π. Refs 5th c.BC+; of argument, εἰς ταὐτὸ π. ἀεί Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 wander about, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be unstable, ἡ περιφερομένη εἱμαρμένη Refs; περιφερόμενοι τύπτουσι at random, Refs 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| periferarōπεριφέρειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | carry | 1× |
| periferarōntoisπεριφέροντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | carrying about | 1× |
| periferorōntoisπεριφερόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | carried 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | periferamō | periferame | periferami | periferama | periferamē | periferamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periferasō | periferase | periferasi | periferasa | periferasē | periferaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferatō | periferate | periferati | periferata | periferatē | periferatelē |
| we 1st person plural | periferanō | periferane | periferani | periferana | periferanē | periferanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferavō | periferave | periferavi | periferava | periferavē | periferavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periferalō | periferale | periferali | periferala | periferalē | periferalelē |
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 | periferomō | periferome | periferomē | periferomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periferosō | periferose | periferosē | periferoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferotō | periferote | periferotē | periferotelē |
| we 1st person plural | periferonō | periferone | periferonē | periferonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferovō | periferove | periferovē | periferovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periferolō | periferole | periferolē | periferolelē |
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 | periferameiō | periferameia | periferameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periferaseiō | periferaseia | periferaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferateiō | periferateia | periferateiē |
| we 1st person plural | periferaneiō | periferaneia | periferaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferaveiō | periferaveia | periferaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periferaleiō | periferaleia | periferaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periferomeiō | periferomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periferoseiō | periferoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferoteiō | periferoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | periferoneiō | periferoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferoveiō | periferoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periferoleiō | periferoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periferasōr | periferasar | periferasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferatōr | periferatar | periferatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferavōr | periferavar | periferavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periferalōr | periferalar | periferalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periferosōr | periferosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferotōr | periferotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferovōr | periferovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periferolōr | periferolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periferamoiō | periferamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | periferasoiō | periferasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferatoiō | periferatoia |
| we 1st person plural | periferanoiō | periferanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferavoiō | periferavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | periferaloiō | periferaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periferomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | periferosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periferotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | periferonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | periferovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | periferoloiō |
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 | periferarō1×περιφέρειν | periferari | periferara | periferarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periferorō | periferorē |
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 | periferarōntos1× | periferarintos | periferarantos | periferarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periferorōntos1× | periferorēntos |
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
perifer 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
periferarō“carry”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 6:55“carry”… epi toi krabattoi toin kakōs echarōntoin periferarō hopou akouale hoti atō.… region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
periferarōntois“carrying about”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:10“carrying about”… nekrōsian tou Iēsu en te sōme periferarōntois, hina kai tas zōas tou Iēsu …… carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed …
periferorōntois“carried about”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 4:14“carried about”hina mēketi aneiō nēpiois, kludōnizorōntois kai periferorōntois panto anemo tau didaskaliau en ta …Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning …