adjective

perioikos

Greekπερίοικος (perioikos)

Strong’sG4040

a neighbor

stem perioik-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

neighbors1×

What it means

περί-οικος, -ον,

[in LXX for כִּכָּר, etc.;]

dwelling around; as subst., ὁ π., a neighbour: Lk 1:58 (cf. πλησίον).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4040 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee'-oy-kos

housed around, i.e. neighboring (used elliptically as a noun)

Fromfrom G4012 and G3624;

King Jamesneighbour.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	perioikos	perioikas	perioikem	perioikois1×περίοικοι	perioikais	perioikeim
object accusative	perioikon	perioikan		perioikoin	perioikain
direct address vocative	perioikor	perioikar		perioikoir	perioikair
of, belonging to genitive	perioikou	perioikau	perioikeu	perioikoiu	perioikaiu	perioikeiu
to, for dative	perioiko	perioika	perioike	perioikoi	perioikai	perioikei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

perioikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

perioik 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

Words built on the same stem

perioikamō — περιοικέω, I dwell around

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

perioikois“neighbors”subjectnominative plural1×

Luke 1:58“neighbors”kai akouala tois perioikois kai tois sungenois autau hoti megalunata kurios tem elesem autou meta autau, kai sunchairale auta.Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.