What does περιφέρω (periphérō) mean in the Bible?
περιφέρω (periphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to carry (around)".
Greek · G4064
περιφέρω
To carry (around)
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περιφέρω G4064
Pronunciation periphérō
What does περιφέρω (periphérō) mean in the Bible?
περιφέρω (periphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to carry (around)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4064?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include carried around (1), carry around (1), carrying (1).
Where does περιφέρω (periphérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:55. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (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 carried around 1× Ephesians 4:14
carry around 1× 2 Corinthians 4:10
carrying 1× Mark 6:55
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:55
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 2 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1
Source forms
περιφέρειν 1x peripherein Mark 6:55
περιφερόμενοι 1x peripheromenoi Ephesians 4:14
περιφέροντες 1x peripherontes 2 Corinthians 4:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 6:55
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 4:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Ephesians 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to carry (around)
Strong's G4064
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to carry (around)
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 6:55 Verb Present Active Infinitive
περιφέρειν, periferein
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verse 2 Corinthians 4:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιφέροντες, periferontev
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verse Ephesians 4:14 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιφερόμενοι periferomenoi
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verse Hebrews 13:9 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
περιφέρεσθε· periferesqe
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verse Jude 1:12 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
περιφερόμεναι· periferomenai
I carry around, am driven to and fro
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 3 Tenses Present Voices Active, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 6:55 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active 2 Cor 4:10 1×
Present Passive Eph 4:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 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
περιφέρω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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