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To dwell around

περιοικέωStrong’s G4039

perioikeō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Perioikeō is the Greek word usually translated “dwelling around”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.”
Luke 1:65 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “dwelling around”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • dwelling around 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    περιοικέω perioikeō · to dwell around

    περι-οικέω, -ῶ to dwell round about: with accusative, Luk.1:65.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.