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Lexicon :: Strong's G4023 - periechō

Aa
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 Box2Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:5 -
For the waves of death compassed me;
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30 - And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35 - And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did compass it round about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9 -
From the wicked that oppress me,
My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12 -
Many bulls have compassed me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16

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For dogs have compassed me:
A company of evil-doers have inclosed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 -
Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble;
Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12

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For innumerable evils have compassed me about;
Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
And my heart hath failed me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:17 -
They came round about me like water all the day long;
They compassed me about together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 -
The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12 - He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57 - before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that do despite unto thee round about.
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