What does περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) mean in the Bible?
περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to go around".
Greek · G4022
περιέρχομαι
To go around
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περιέρχομαιG4022
Pronunciationperiérchomai
What does περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) mean in the Bible?
περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to go around".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4022?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include going from (1), itinerant (1), They went around (1).
Where does περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 19:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Hebrews (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 Itgoing from1×1 Timothy 5:13
itinerant1×Acts 19:13
They went around1×Hebrews 11:37
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 19:13περιερχομένωνtoitinerantVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1 Timothy 5:13περιερχόμεναιtogoing fromVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine PluralHebrews 11:37περιῆλθονtoThey went aroundVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 19:13
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Acts11 Timothy1Hebrews1
Source forms
περιερχόμεναι1xperierchomenai1 Timothy 5:13
περιερχομένων1xperierchomenōnActs 19:13
περιῆλθον1xperiēlthonHebrews 11:37
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xHebrews 11:37
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 19:13
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural1x1 Timothy 5:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to go around
Source Gloss
to go around
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 19:13Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
περιερχομένωνperiercomenwn
I move about, make a circuit, tack
Read verseActs 28:13Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιελθόντεςperielqontev
I move about, make a circuit, tack
Read verse1 Timothy 5:13Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
περιερχόμεναιperiercomenai
I move about, make a circuit, tack
Read verseHebrews 11:37Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
περιῆλθονperihlqon
I move about, make a circuit, tack
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
middle2active1
Mood
participle2indicative1
NT Occurrences
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
περιέρχομαι is built from these roots: