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Lexicon :: Strong's G4049 - perispaō

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περισπάω
Transliteration
perispaō (Key)
Pronunciation
per-ee-spah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

περισπάω perispáō, per-ee-spah'-o; from G4012 and G4685; to drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care):—cumber.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4049 in the following manner: cumber (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4049 in the following manner: cumber (1x).

  1. to draw around, to draw away, distract

  2. metaph.

    1. to be driven about mentally, to be distracted

    2. to be over-occupied, too busy, about a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισπάω perispáō, per-ee-spah'-o; from G4012 and G4685; to drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care):—cumber.
STRONGS G4049:
περισπάω, περίσπω: imperfect passive 3 person singular περιεσπᾶτο; from Xenophon down; to draw around (περί, III. 1), to draw away, distract; passive metaphorically, to be driven about mentally, to be distracted: περί τί, i. e. to be over-occupied, too busy, about a thing, Luke 10:40 (A. V. cumbered); in the same sense with τῇ διάνοια added, Polybius 3, 105, 1; 4, 10, 3; Diodorus 1, 74; περισπαν τόν ἀργόν δῆμον περί τάς ἔξω στρατείας, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 9, 43; passive, to be distracted with cares, to be troubled, distressed (cf. Winer's Grammar, 23), for עָנָה, Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 3:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
1:13; 3:10
Luke
10:40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4049 matches the Greek περισπάω (perispaō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:6 -

Then they came to the threshing floor of Nacon. And [fn]Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen nearly upset it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [fn]a grievous endeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:10 - I have seen the endeavor which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:20 - For he will not remember much the days of his life because God allows [fn]him to occupy himself with the gladness of his heart.
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