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GreekG4016Verb

περιβάλλω

periballō

23Occurrences
G4016Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing)

from G4012 (περί) and G906 (βάλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to throw around or over, put on or over; (a) of siege or defen­sive works: χάρακά σοι; (b) of clothing, to put on, wrap about, clothe with: with accusative of thing(s); with dupl. accusative (not cl.; Bl., § 34, 4); pf. pass., to have wrapped round one: with accusative of thing(s) ; fut., (of., ). Mid., to clothe oneself, wrap round or put on oneself: absol.
LXX: chiefly for כָּסָה pi., also for לָבַשׁ, עָטָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

περιβάλλω appears 23 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
12
Matthew
5
Luke
2
Mark
2
Acts
1
John
1

Key Passages

Acts 12:8BSB

“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

Matthew 25:36BSB

I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

Matthew 6:31BSB

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Revelation 11:3BSB

And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Revelation 19:8BSB

She was given clothing of fine linen,bright and pure.”For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

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