What does περίκειμαι (períkeimai) mean in the Bible?
περίκειμαι (períkeimai) is a Greek word meaning "to surround".
Greek · G4029
περίκειμαι
To surround
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περίκειμαι G4029
Pronunciation períkeimai
What does περίκειμαι (períkeimai) mean in the Bible?
περίκειμαι (períkeimai) is a Greek word meaning "to surround".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4029?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hung (2), [that] I am bound with (1), is subject to (1), surrounded by (1).
Where does περίκειμαι (períkeimai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Acts (1), Luke (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 hung 2× Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2
[that] I am bound with 1× Acts 28:20
is subject to 1× Hebrews 5:2
surrounded by 1× Hebrews 12:1
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 9:42 περίκειται to hung Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 17:2 περίκειται to hung Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 28:20 περίκειμαι to [that] I am bound with Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 5:2 περίκειται to is subject to Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 12:1 περικείμενον to surrounded by Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 9:42
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
περίκειται 3x perikeitai Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2, Hebrews 5:2
περίκειμαι 1x perikeimai Acts 28:20
περικείμενον 1x perikeimenon Hebrews 12:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2, Hebrews 5:2
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 28:20
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 12:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to surround
Strong's G4029
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to surround
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 9:42 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
περίκειται perikeitai
I surround, am surrounded with
Read verse Luke 17:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
περίκειται perikeitai
I surround, am surrounded with
Read verse Acts 28:20 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
περίκειμαι. perikeimai
I surround, am surrounded with
Read verse Hebrews 5:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
περίκειται perikeitai
I surround, am surrounded with
Read verse Hebrews 12:1 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
περικείμενον perikeimenon
I surround, am surrounded with
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 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present Voices Middle, Passive
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×
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
middle 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
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
περίκειμαι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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