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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περιφέρωG4064
Pronunciationperiphérō
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 Itcarried around1×Ephesians 4:14
carry around1×2 Corinthians 4:10
carrying1×Mark 6:55
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 6:55
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark12 Corinthians1Ephesians1
Source forms
περιφέρειν1xperiphereinMark 6:55
περιφερόμενοι1xperipheromenoiEphesians 4:14
περιφέροντες1xperipherontes2 Corinthians 4:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMark 6:55
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1x2 Corinthians 4:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xEphesians 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to carry (around)
Strong'sG4064
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to carry (around)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 6:55Verb Present Active Infinitive
περιφέρειν,periferein
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verse2 Corinthians 4:10Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιφέροντες,periferontev
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verseEphesians 4:14Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιφερόμενοιperiferomenoi
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verseHebrews 13:9Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
περιφέρεσθε·periferesqe
I carry around, am driven to and fro
Read verseJude 1:12Verb 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.
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Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesPresentVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 6:551×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present Active2 Cor 4:101×
Present PassiveEph 4:141×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
active2
Mood
participle1infinitive1
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:
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