Gloss
(gen.) about, concerning, in regard to; (acc.) around, about, nearby
Forms of the word
Dictionary
περί
Greek transliteration
peri
Simplified transliteration
peri
Numbers
Strong's number
4012
GK Number
4309
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
333
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
prep
Definition
pr. of place, (1) gen., about, around; about, concerning, respecting, Mt. 2:8; 11:10; 22:31; Jn. 8:18; Rom. 8:3, et al. freq.; (2) acc., of place, about, around, round about, Mt. 3:4; Mk. 3:34; Lk. 13:8; οἱ περι τινα, the companions of a person, Lk. 22:49; a person and his companions, Acts 13:13; simply a person, Jn. 11:19; τὰ περι τινα, the condition, circumstances of any one, Phil. 2:23; of time, about, Mt. 20:3, 5, 6, 9; about, concerning, respecting, touching, Lk. 10:40; 1 Tim. 1:19; 6:21; Tit. 2:7
Greek-English Concordance for περί
| 1 Corinthians 8:1 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) food sacrificed to idols: we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. |
| 1 Corinthians 8:4 | Therefore, as (peri | περί | prep-gen) to the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol has no genuine reality” and that “there is no God but one.” |
| 1 Corinthians 12:1 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:1 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:12 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) Apollos our brother: I strongly urged him to go to you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his intention to go now. He will go when he has an opportunity. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:1 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) the service to the saints, there is no necessity for me to write to you, |
| 2 Corinthians 10:8 | For even if I boast about it, and more than that, about (peri | περί | prep-gen) the authority which the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. |
| Ephesians 6:18 | By means of all prayer and petition, pray at every time in the Spirit, and to this end keep alert with all perseverance and petition for (peri | περί | prep-gen) all the saints, |
| Ephesians 6:22 | I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. |
| Philippians 1:27 | Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or remain away, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, |
| Philippians 2:19 | I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by news about (peri | περί | prep-gen) you. |
| Philippians 2:20 | For I have no one else of like mind who will be genuinely concerned for (peri | περί | prep-gen) your welfare. |
| Philippians 2:23 | Therefore I hope to send him just as soon as I see how things will turn out for (peri | περί | prep-acc) me; |
| Colossians 1:3 | We always thank God, the Father of our Lord our Jesus Christ, always when we pray for (peri | περί | prep-gen) you, |
| Colossians 4:3 | At the same time, pray also for (peri | περί | prep-gen) us, that God will open a door for our message, so that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains; |
| Colossians 4:8 | I am sending him to you for this express purpose, that you may know how (peri | περί | prep-gen) we are and that he may encourage your hearts. your |
| Colossians 4:10 | sends greetings, you Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, my sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about (peri | περί | prep-gen) whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him), |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:2 | We continually give thanks to God for (peri | περί | prep-gen) all of you, making mention of you in our prayers, unceasingly |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:9 | For they themselves report regarding (peri | περί | prep-gen) us what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:9 | For what thanksgiving can we return to God for (peri | περί | prep-gen) you, for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God because of you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:6 | No one should sin against or take advantage of his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger in (peri | περί | prep-gen) all these things, as indeed we told you beforehand with solemn warning. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:9 | Now with regard to (peri | περί | prep-gen) brotherly love you have no need for us to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God how to love one another. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:13 | Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about (peri | περί | prep-gen) those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as others do who have no hope. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:1 | Now concerning (peri | περί | prep-gen) the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:25 | Pray also for (peri | περί | prep-gen) us, brothers. |
