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Greek · G4029, G5137

περίκειται περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ

To surround · neck

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περίκειμαι G4029 to surround
Pronunciation períkeimai
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τράχηλος G5137 neck
Pronunciation tráchēlos
Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
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What does περίκειται περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ (perikeitai peri ton trachēlon autou) mean in the Bible?

περίκειμαι · τράχηλος is a Greek phrase meaning "is hung/placed around his neck".

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What does περίκειμαι · τράχηλος mean in the Bible?

περίκειμαι · τράχηλος is a Greek phrase meaning "is hung/placed around his neck".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4029, G5137?

G4029, G5137 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. is hung/placed around his neck

Strong's G4029, G5137
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Word forms 2 forms 5 references

Source Gloss

is hung/placed around his neck
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 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present Voices Middle, Passive
Tenses
Present
Voices
Middle Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Middle Mark 9:42 · Luke 17:2 2×
Present Passive Acts 28:20 · Heb 5:2 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Middle Heb 12:1 1×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 4 participle 1
Tense
present 5
Voice
middle 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 9:42 περίκειται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 17:2 περίκειται present middle indicative ongoing Acts 28:20 περίκειμαι present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 5:2 περίκειται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 12:1 περικείμενον present middle participle participle

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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