What does περιάγω (periágō) mean in the Bible?
περιάγω (periágō) is a Greek word meaning "to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around".
Greek · G4013
περιάγω
To take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around
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περιάγω G4013
Pronunciation periágō
What does περιάγω (periágō) mean in the Bible?
περιάγω (periágō) is a Greek word meaning "to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4013?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] went (1), he groped about (1), He went (1), to take along (1), went through (1).
Where does περιάγω (periágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [Jesus] went 1× Matthew 4:23
he groped about 1× Acts 13:11
He went 1× Mark 6:6
to take along 1× 1 Corinthians 9:5
went through 1× Matthew 9:35
You traverse 1× Matthew 23:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:23 περιῆγεν to [Jesus] went Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 9:35 περιῆγεν to went through Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 23:15 περιάγετε to You traverse Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Mark 6:6 περιῆγεν to He went Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 13:11 περιάγων to he groped about Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 9:5 περιάγειν to to take along Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:23
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
περιῆγεν 3x periēgen Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Mark 6:6
περιάγειν 1x periagein 1 Corinthians 9:5
περιάγετε 1x periagete Matthew 23:15
περιάγων 1x periagōn Acts 13:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Mark 6:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 23:15
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 9:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around
Strong's G4013
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:23 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
περιῆγεν perihgen
I lead about, go about
Read verse Matthew 9:35 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
περιῆγεν perihgen
I lead about, go about
Read verse Matthew 23:15 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
περιάγετε periagete
I lead about, go about
Read verse Mark 6:6 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
περιῆγε perihgen
I lead about, go about
Read verse Acts 13:11 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιάγων periagwn
I lead about, go about
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:5 Verb Present Active Infinitive
περιάγειν, periagein
I lead about, go about
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Imperfect Active Matt 4:23 · Matt 9:35 · Mark 6:6 3×
Present Active Matt 23:15 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Acts 13:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 imperfect 3
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:23 περιῆγεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 9:35 περιῆγεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 23:15 περιάγετε present active indicative ongoing Mark 6:6 περιῆγεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 13:11 περιάγων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:5 περιάγειν present active infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
περιάγω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain