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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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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 torrents of [fn]vileness terrorized me;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - Then 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 overlaid the walls on the inside with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - Now [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 overlaid 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 drew 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 - So he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole 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, in 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 spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:35

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - Now figures like oxen were under it and encircling it, 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 seizes me about as the collar of my tunic.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9 -

From the wicked who devastate me,

My deadly enemies who surround me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 -

The cords of death encompassed me,

And the torrents of vileness [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 guard 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 iniquities 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 encompassed me altogether.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 -

The cords of death encompassed me

And the [fn]distresses of Sheol found 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 shattered;

They are drawing back,

And their mighty men are crushed

And have fled to refuge,

Without facing back;

[fn]Terror is on every side!”

Declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12 - “He who is far off will die by the plague, and he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus will I spend 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 reproach of the daughters of [fn]Edom and of all who are around her, of the daughters of the Philistines—those all around you who despise you.
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