Forms of the word

Dictionary
περιέχω
Greek transliteration
periechō
Simplified transliteration
periecho
Principal Parts
-, περιέσχον, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
4023
GK Number
4321

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(2)
Gloss
to seize, encircle; to contain, to say
Definition
to encompass, enclose; ,met. to encompass, seize on the mind, Lk. 5:9; περιέχει, impers. it is contained, it is among the contents of a writing, 1 Pet. 2:6*

Greek-English Concordance for περιέχω

Luke 5:9 For amazement had taken hold (perieschen | περιέσχεν | aor act ind 3 sg) of him and all who were with him because of the catch of fish that they had taken,
1 Peter 2:6 For it says (periechei | περιέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”

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