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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 - “When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28 - Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:32

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:35

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18 - By great force my garment is disfigured;
It binds me about as the collar of my coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9 - From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 - The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

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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;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced[fn] 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 shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For innumerable evils have surrounded me;
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
Therefore my heart fails me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:17 - They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 - The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down;
They have speedily fled,
And did not look back,
For fear was all around,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12 - ‘He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend My fury upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:57

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57 - “before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria[fn] and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.
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