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Lexicon :: Strong's G4042 - periochē

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περιοχή
Transliteration
periochē (Key)
Pronunciation
per-ee-okh-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
25x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

περιοχή periochḗ, per-ee-okh-ay'; from G4023; a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed):—place.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4042 in the following manner: place (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4042 in the following manner: place (1x).

  1. an encompassing, compass, circuit

  2. that which is contained

    1. the contents of any writing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περιοχή periochḗ, per-ee-okh-ay'; from G4023; a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed):—place.
STRONGS G4042:
περιοχή, περιοχῆς, ἡ (περιέχω, which see);
1. an encompassing, compass, circuit (Theophrastus, Diodorus, Plutarch, others).
2. that which is contained; specifically, the contents of any writing, Acts 8:32 (Cicero, ad Attic. 13, 25; Stobaeus, eclog. ethic., p. 164 (ii., p. 541, Gaisford edition)) (but A. V. place i. e. passage; cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
8:32

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4042 matches the Greek περιοχή (periochē),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:4 - So David’s parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:5 - One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave the stronghold and return to the land of Judah.” So David went to the forest of Hereth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:7 - But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9 - So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces[fn] and working inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14 - David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:24 - I have dug wells in many foreign lands
and refreshed myself with their water.
With the sole of my foot
I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:10 - During Jehoiachin’s reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:2 - Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:5 - The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:7 - David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16 - David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive my siege of Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Praise the LORD,
for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love.
He kept me safe when my city was under attack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:9 - Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will bring me victory over Edom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:10 - Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will bring me victory over Edom?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:3 - Take control of what I say, O LORD,
and guard my lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Her mightiest warriors no longer fight.
They stay in their barracks, their courage gone.
They have become like women.
The invaders have burned the houses
and broken down the city gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:2 - Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:13 - Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians,[fn] though he will never see it, and he will die there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:20 - I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:1 - This is the vision that the Sovereign LORD revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom.
We have heard a message from the LORD
that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,
“Get ready, everyone!
Let’s assemble our armies and attack Edom!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Get ready for the siege!
Store up water!
Strengthen the defenses!
Go into the pits to trample clay,
and pack it into molds,
making bricks to repair the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:2 - I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah.
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