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GreekG4023Verb

περιέχω

periechō

2Occurrences
G4023Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively)

from G4012 (περί) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to surround, encompass
2.to comprehend, include, contain, esp. of books
LXX: for H661, H5362 hi., H6822 pi., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

περιέχω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Peter
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:6BSB

For it stands in Scripture:“See, I lay in Zion a stone,a chosen and precious cornerstone;and the one who believes in Himwill never be put to shame.”

Luke 5:9BSB

For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

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