verb
perikeiemō
Greekπερίκειμαι (perikeimai)
Strong’sG4029
I surround, am surrounded with
stem perikei-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** περί-κειμαι,
[in LXX: Ep. Je 24, 58, IV Mac 12:3*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4029 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| perikeietōπερίκειται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | hung | 2× |
| perikeiimōπερίκειμαι | happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular | wearing | 1× |
| perikeiitōπερίκειται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | subject to | 1× |
| perikeierōtemπερικείμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle participle direct singular neuter | surrounded | 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, 4 occurrences
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 | perikeiemō | perikeieme | perikeiemi | perikeiema | perikeiemē | perikeiemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiesō | perikeiese | perikeiesi | perikeiesa | perikeiesē | perikeieselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeietō2×περίκειται | perikeiete | perikeieti | perikeieta | perikeietē | perikeietelē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeienō | perikeiene | perikeieni | perikeiena | perikeienē | perikeienelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeievō | perikeieve | perikeievi | perikeieva | perikeievē | perikeievelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeielō | perikeiele | perikeieli | perikeiela | perikeielē | perikeielelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiimō1×περίκειμαι | perikeiime | perikeiimi | perikeiima | perikeiimē | perikeiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiisō | perikeiise | perikeiisi | perikeiisa | perikeiisē | perikeiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiitō1×περίκειται | perikeiite | perikeiiti | perikeiita | perikeiitē | perikeiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeiinō | perikeiine | perikeiini | perikeiina | perikeiinē | perikeiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiivō | perikeiive | perikeiivi | perikeiiva | perikeiivē | perikeiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiilō | perikeiile | perikeiili | perikeiila | perikeiilē | perikeiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiemeiō | perikeiemeia | perikeiemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeieseiō | perikeieseia | perikeieseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeieteiō | perikeieteia | perikeieteiē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeieneiō | perikeieneia | perikeieneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeieveiō | perikeieveia | perikeieveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeieleiō | perikeieleia | perikeieleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiimeiō | perikeiimeia | perikeiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiiseiō | perikeiiseia | perikeiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiiteiō | perikeiiteia | perikeiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeiineiō | perikeiineia | perikeiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiiveiō | perikeiiveia | perikeiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiileiō | perikeiileia | perikeiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiesōr | perikeiesar | perikeiesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeietōr | perikeietar | perikeietēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeievōr | perikeievar | perikeievēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeielōr | perikeielar | perikeielēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiisōr | perikeiisar | perikeiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiitōr | perikeiitar | perikeiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiivōr | perikeiivar | perikeiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiilōr | perikeiilar | perikeiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiemoiō | perikeiemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiesoiō | perikeiesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeietoiō | perikeietoia |
| we 1st person plural | perikeienoiō | perikeienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeievoiō | perikeievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeieloiō | perikeieloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiimoiō | perikeiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiisoiō | perikeiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiitoiō | perikeiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | perikeiinoiō | perikeiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiivoiō | perikeiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiiloiō | perikeiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | perikeierō | perikeieri | perikeiera | perikeierē |
| acted on passive voice | perikeiirō | perikeiiri | perikeiira | perikeiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | perikeierōtos1× | perikeieritos | perikeieratos | perikeierētos |
| acted on passive voice | perikeiirōtos | perikeiiritos | perikeiiratos | perikeiirētos |
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
perikei 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
perikeietō“hung”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 9:42“hung”Kai hos an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, kalem atō auto mallon ei perikeietō mulos onikos peri ton trachēlon autou kai ballitē eis tan thalassan.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
Luke 17:2“hung”lusiteleiatō auto ei lithos mulikos perikeietō peri ton trachēlon autou kai riptitē eis tan thalassan ē hina skandalizateia toiu mikroiu houtoiu henon.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
perikeiimō“wearing”happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 28:20“wearing”dia houtan oun tan aitian parakalama vin horara kai proslalara, heneken gar tau elpiau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiimō.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
perikeiitō“subject to”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 5:2“subject to”metriopatharō dunerōtos toi agnoarōtoi kai planirōtoi epei kai autos perikeiitō asthenian,He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
perikeierōtem“surrounded”happening now · objectpresent middle participle direct singular neuter1×
Hebrews 12:1“surrounded”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.