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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)
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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 1 times in 1 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
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