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Lexicon :: Strong's G4023 - periechō

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περιέχω
Transliteration
periechō (Key)
Pronunciation
per-ee-ekh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

περιέχω periéchō, per-ee-ekh'-o; from G4012 and G2192; to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively):—+ astonished, contain, after (this manner).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4023 in the following manner: be astonished (with G2285) (1x), after this manner (with G5126) (with G5176) (1x), be contained (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4023 in the following manner: be astonished (with G2285) (1x), after this manner (with G5126) (with G5176) (1x), be contained (1x).

  1. to surround, encompass

    1. to contain: of the subject-matter, contents, of a writing

    2. to take possession of, to seize

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περιέχω periéchō, per-ee-ekh'-o; from G4012 and G2192; to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively):—+ astonished, contain, after (this manner).
STRONGS G4023:
περιέχω; 2 aorist περιέσχον; from Homer down; in the N. T. to surround, encompass; i. e.
a. to contain: of the subject-matter, contents, of a writing (ἡ βίβλος περιέχει τάς πράξεις, Diodorus 2, 1; (Josephus, contra Apion (1, 1); 1, 8, 2; 2, 4, 1; 2, 38, 1)), ἐπιστολήν περιέχουσαν τόν τύπον τοῦτον, a letter of which this is a sample, or a letter written after this form (cf. τύπος, 3), Acts 23:25 (L T Tr WH ἔχουσαν (cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. as below)) (τόν τρόπον τοῦτον, 1 Macc. 15:2; 2 Macc. 11:16); intransitive, (Buttmann, § 129, 17 n.; 144 (126) n.): περιέχει ἐν (τῇ) γραφή, it is contained in (holy) scripture, 1 Peter 2:6 R G T Tr WH; absolutely, περιέχει ἡ γραφή (our runs), followed by direct discourse, ibid. Lachmann; likewise, ὁ νόμος ὑμῶν περιέχει, Ev. Nicod. c. 4; with adverbs: περιέχειν οὕτως, 2 Macc. 9:18 2Macc. 11:22; καθώς περιέχει βίβλος Ανωχ, Test. xii. Patr., test. Levi 10; ὡς ἡ παράδοσις περιέχει, Eusebius, h. e. 3, 1; see Grimm on 1 Macc. 11:29.
b. equivalent to to take possession of, to seize: τινα, Luke 5:9 (2 Macc. 4:16; Josephus, b. j. 4, 10, 1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
10
Luke
5:9
Acts
23:25
1 Peter
2:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4023 matches the Greek περιέχω (periechō),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:5 -

“For the waves of death encompassed me;

The floods of [fn]destruction terrified me;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He built the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the [fn]ceiling he paneled the walls on the inside with wood, and he paneled the floor of the house with boards of juniper.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - [fn]The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height; and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also paneled the altar with cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he extended chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - He overlaid the entire house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the entire altar which was by the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28 - He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30 - And he overlaid the floor of the house with gold, for the inner and outer sanctuaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he overlaid the cherubim and the palm trees with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35 - He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold plated on the carved work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - Now figures like oxen were under it and all around it, [fn]ten cubits, entirely encircling the Sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast [fn]in one piece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18 -

“By a great force my garment is distorted;

It ties me up like the collar of my coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9 -

From the wicked who deal violently with me,

My deadly enemies who surround me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 -

The ropes of death encompassed me,

And the torrents of [fn]destruction [fn]terrified me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12 -

Many bulls have surrounded me;

Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16 -

For dogs have surrounded me;

[fn]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;

[fn]They pierced my hands and my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 -

You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble;

You surround me with [fn]songs of deliverance. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 -

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has [fn]failed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:17 -

They have surrounded me like water all day long;

They have encircled me altogether.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 -

The snares of death encompassed me

And the [fn]terrors of [fn]Sheol [fn]came upon me;

I found distress and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 -

“Why have I seen it?

They are terrified,

They are retreating,

And their warriors are defeated

And have taken refuge in flight,

Without facing back.

[fn]Terror is on every side!”

Declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12 - “Anyone who is far away will die by the plague, anyone who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who remains and is spared from these will die by the famine. So I will expend My wrath on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:57

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57 - before your wickedness was uncovered, [fn]so now you have become the disgrace of the daughters of [fn]Edom and of all who are around her, of the daughters of the Philistines—those surrounding you who despise you.
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