περιέρχομαι (G4022) — Greek Lexicon

περιέρχομαι

periérchomai

G4022 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To go around, to travel or walk around an area or object; to move about without a fixed direction, often implying traveling from place to place or itinerant movement. The word can also denote figuratively the act of moving or circling around an issue or returning repeatedly.

Semantic Range

to go about, to travel around, to move or walk about, to wander, to pass through various places, to circle around, to go around an issue (figurative); to visit or make rounds

Root / Etymology

From περί (around, about) and ἔρχομαι (to come, to go); the verb is a compound meaning literally 'to go around.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical and Hellenistic Greek, περιέρχομαι was used of physically moving or traveling around a location or object, in circuits or with the sense of circumnavigating. In the Septuagint and New Testament, it typically denotes moving about without a fixed destination, sometimes carrying the nuance of itinerant movement (such as wandering preachers or beggars). In Acts 19:13 it refers to itinerant exorcists, i.e., those who 'went about' from place to place, indicating an unsettled or non-residential status. Later English translations sometimes rendered the term with colorfully archaic phrases such as 'fetch a compass,' but the basic sense is of moving around an area rather than being stationary. It does not necessarily carry the negative connotations of vagrancy or aimlessness unless context so specifies. Compared with περιπορεύομαι (to travel around) and ἀνακυκλέω (to go in a circle), περιέρχομαι emphasizes the act of going around more generally than following a fixed circuit. Standard English translations often use 'go about,' 'travel around,' or 'wander.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from περί and ἔρχομαι (including its alternate); to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer:--fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about.

Root Family

περιέρχομαι (periérchomai) — to go, to come, to travel around

Root ἔρχ- to go, to come, to travel

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G4022-03`	περιερχομένων	perierchomenon	`V PRS MID PTCP GEN M PL`	who went from place to place	of those going about	going about	1
`G4022-02`	περιερχόμεναι	perierchomenai	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM F PL`	going about	going about	going about	1
`G4022-01`	περιῆλθον	perielthon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they wandered about	they went around	they went around	1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G4022-03`	Acts 19:13	περιερχομένων	perierchomenon	`V PRS MID PTCP GEN M PL`	who went from place to place	of those going about	going about
`G4022-02`	1 Timothy 5:13	περιερχόμεναι	perierchomenai	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM F PL`	going about	going about	going about
`G4022-01`	Hebrews 11:37	περιῆλθον	perielthon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they wandered about	they went around	they went around

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