4013. periagó

Strong's Lexicon

periagó: To go around, to lead around, to wander about

Original Word: περιάγω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: periagó
Pronunciation: pe-ree-AG-o
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-ag'-o)
Definition: To go around, to lead around, to wander about
Meaning: I lead or carry about (or around), go about, traverse.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "peri" (around) and the verb "agó" (to lead or bring).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "periagó," the concept of wandering or going around can be seen in Hebrew words like "סָבַב" (sabab), which means to go around or surround.

Usage: The verb "periagó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of going around or leading around. It often conveys the idea of moving from place to place, either physically or metaphorically. This term can imply a sense of wandering or traveling without a fixed destination.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, travel was a common part of life for traders, soldiers, and messengers. The concept of "going around" or "leading around" would have been familiar to early Christians, many of whom were itinerant preachers or missionaries. The use of "periagó" in the New Testament reflects the missionary journeys and the spread of the Gospel message across different regions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from peri and agó
Definition
to lead around, to go about
NASB Translation
around* (1), going (1), going through (1), going throughout (1), take along (1), travel around (1), went about (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4013: περιάγω

περιάγω; imperfect περιηγον; from Herodotus down;

1. transitive,

a. to lead around (cf. περί, III. 1).

b. equivalent to to lead about with oneself: τινα (Xenophon, Cyril 2, 2, 28; τρεῖς παῖδας ἀκολουθους, Demosthenes, p. 958, 16), 1 Corinthians 9:5.

2. intransitive, to go about, walk about (Cebes () tab. c. 6): absolutely, Acts 13:11; with an accusative of place (depending on the preposition in compos., cf. Matthiae, § 426; (Buttmann, 144 (126); Winer's Grammar, § 52, 2 c.; 432 (402))), Matthew 4:28 (R G; (others read the dative with or without ἐν)); ; Mark 6:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lead round, go round about

From peri and ago; to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around -- compass, go (round) about, lead about.

see GREEK peri

see GREEK ago

Forms and Transliterations

περιαγειν περιάγειν περιαγετε περιάγετε περιαγων περιάγων περιάξει περιάξω περιήγαγέ περίηγαγέ περιήγαγον περιήγε περιηγεν περιήγεν περιῆγεν periagein periágein periagete periágete periagon periagōn periágon periágōn periegen periêgen periēgen periē̂gen

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 4:23 V-IIA-3S
GRK: Καὶ περιῆγεν ἐν ὅλῃ
NAS: Jesus was going throughout all
KJV: And Jesus went about all Galilee,
INT: And he went throughout all

Matthew 9:35 V-IIA-3S
GRK: Καὶ περιῆγεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς
NAS: Jesus was going through all the cities
KJV: And Jesus went about all the cities
INT: And went about Jesus

Matthew 23:15 V-PIA-2P
GRK: ὑποκριταί ὅτι περιάγετε τὴν θάλασσαν
NAS: because you travel around on sea
KJV: hypocrites! for ye compass sea and
INT: hypocrites for you go about the sea

Mark 6:6 V-IIA-3S
GRK: αὐτῶν Καὶ περιῆγεν τὰς κώμας
NAS: at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages
KJV: And he went round about
INT: of them And he went about the villages

Acts 13:11 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: σκότος καὶ περιάγων ἐζήτει χειραγωγούς
NAS: fell upon him, and he went about seeking
KJV: and he went about seeking
INT: darkness and going about he sought some to lead [him] by the hand

1 Corinthians 9:5 V-PNA
GRK: ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα περιάγειν ὡς καὶ
NAS: a right to take along a believing
KJV: power to lead about a sister,
INT: a sister a wife to take about as also

Strong's Greek 4013
6 Occurrences

περιάγειν — 1 Occ.
περιάγετε — 1 Occ.
περιάγων — 1 Occ.
περιῆγεν — 3 Occ.