verb
perikeiomō
Strong’sG4029
I surround, am surrounded with
stem perikei-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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.
** 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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
infinitive -κεῖσθαι: future -κείσομαι: —used as passive of περιτίθημι, lie round about, with dative, εὗρε σὲ Πατρόκλῳ περικείμενον ὃν φίλον νἱόν lying with his arms round him, Refs 8th c.BC+; [γωρυτὸς τόξῳ] περίκειτο] there was a case round the bow, Refs 8th c.BC+; πασσάλοις (accusative plural) κρύπτοισιν περικείμεναι.. κνάμισες Refs 7th c.BC+; τὸ σχῆμα καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς βασιλείας τινὶ π. Refs 1st c.AD+: with a preposition, περὶ [τὰς φλέβας] τὸ σῶμα π. τὸ τῶν σαρκῶν Refs 4th c.BC+ plates of gold laid on (an ivory statue), Refs 5th c.BC+; [ὁ κημὸς] περικείμενος put round the horse's mouth, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, οὐδέ τί μοι περίκειται there is no advantage for me, I have nought laid by, Refs 8th c.BC+
2.b οἱ περικείμενοί τινι his supporters, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II with accusative of things, have round one, wear, mostly in participle, [τελαμῶνας] περὶ τοῖσι αὐχέσι περικείμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+; τιάρας π. Refs 5th c.BC+; στρατιωτικὴν δύναμιν π invested with.., Refs 1st c.AD+; ὕβριν π. clad in arrogance, Refs 3rd c.BC+ have garlands put round thee, Refs 1st c.AD+; περιέκειτο ξίφος, σχῆμα βασιλικόν, NT+2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| perikeiotōπερίκειται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | hung | 2× |
| perikeiomōπερίκειμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | wearing | 1× |
| perikeiotōπερίκειται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | subject to | 1× |
| perikeiorōntemπερικείμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiomō1×περίκειμαι | perikeiome | perikeiomē | perikeiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiosō | perikeiose | perikeiosē | perikeioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiotō3×περίκειται | perikeiote | perikeiotē | perikeiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeionō | perikeione | perikeionē | perikeionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiovō | perikeiove | perikeiovē | perikeiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiolō | perikeiole | perikeiolē | perikeiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiomeiō | perikeiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeioseiō | perikeioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeioteiō | perikeioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | perikeioneiō | perikeioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeioveiō | perikeioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeioleiō | perikeioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiosōr | perikeiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiotōr | perikeiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiovōr | perikeiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeiolōr | perikeiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikeiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | perikeiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikeiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | perikeionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikeiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | perikeioloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perikeiorō | perikeiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perikeiorōntos1× | perikeiorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
perikeiotō“hung”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 9:42… min, kalem atō auto mallon ei perikeiotō mulos onikos peri ton trachēlon autou …… him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be …
Luke 17:2lusiteleiatō auto ei lithos mulikos perikeiotō peri ton trachēlon autou kai riptotē …… for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be …
perikeiomō“wearing”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 28:20“wearing”… elpidau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiomō.… of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
perikeiotō“subject to”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 5:2… agnoarōntoi kai planorōntoi epei kai autos perikeiotō asthenian,… and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
perikeiorōntem“surrounded”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Hebrews 12:1Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōntois perikeiorōntem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitherantois panton …Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of …