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GreekG4012Preposition

περί

peri

307Occurrences
G4012Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)

from the base of G4008 (πέραν);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides).
I
C. genitive
1.of place, about (poët.).
2.Causal, about, on account of, concerning, in reference to
II
C. accusative
1.of place, about, around
2.Of time, in a loose reckoning, about, near
III
In composition: round about (περιβάλλω, περίκειμαι), beyond, over and above (περιποιέω, περιλείπω), to excess (περιεργάζομαι, περισσεύω).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

περί appears 307 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
64
John
57
Luke
43
Matthew
28
Mark
24
Hebrews
20
1 Corinthians
10
1 John
8

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:4BSB

I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

Acts 19:8BSB

Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

Hebrews 11:20BSB

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

John 7:32BSB

When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

Matthew 16:11BSB

How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.