Meddlesome/magic
περίεργοςStrong’s G4021periergos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Periergos is the Greek word usually translated “magic arts” and “busybodies”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “magic arts” and “busybodies”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- magic arts 1
- busybodies 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
περίεργος periergos · meddlesome/magic
περίεργος, -ον I. of persons; 1. over careful. 2. curious, meddling, a busybody: 1Ti.5:13. II. Of things; 1. over-wrought. 2. superfluous. 3. curious, uncanny; τὰ π., curious arts, magic: Act.19:19 (see Deiss., BS, 3235.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “busybody” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BUSY-BODY, noun
biz'zy-body. [busy and body.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.