περιπατεῖ
peripatéō
walketh about
To walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct.
1 Peter 5:8 · Word #10
Lexicon G4043
| Lemma | περιπατέω |
| Transliteration | peripatéō |
| Strong's | G4043 |
| Definition | To walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct. |
Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | walketh about |
| Literal | walks-about |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | περιπατέω |
| Strong's | G4043 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-08
keep walking about
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing aspect), active voice, imperative mood, 2nd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active imperative, second person singular, calls for an ongoing or habitual action. "Keep walking about" preserves the root sense of moving about or conducting oneself and reflects the continuous force of the present imperative. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
keeps walking about
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'keep' to 'keeps' for correct English ongoing action. The verb aspect is preserved as per Greek tense. |