Wearing
περίθεσιςStrong’s G4025perithesis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Perithesis is the Greek word usually translated “putting around”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”
Meaning
Usually translated “putting around”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- putting around 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
περίθεσις perithesis · wearing
περί-θεσις, -εως, ἡ (περιτίθημι), [in Sm.: Psa.32:9 * ;] a putting around, putting on: 1Pe.3:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wearing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEARING, participle present
tense
- Bearing on or appendant to the person; diminishing by friction; consuming.
- adjective Denoting what is worn; as wearing apparel.
All definitions and other forms of “wearing”
WEARING, noun
Clothes; garments.
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.