Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
περί (G4012)
333 περί , prep. c. gen., acc. (in cl. also c. dat.; cf. M, Pr. , 105f.), with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί , on both sides ). C. gen., of place, about (poët.). Causal, about , on account of , concerning , in reference to : Mt 2:8 , Mk 1:44 , Lk 4:38 , Jo 16:26 , Ac 28:21 , al. mult.; τὰ περί , c. gen., the things concerning one, one's state or case : Mk 5:27 , Ac 1:3 28:15 , Eph 6:22 , al.; at the beginning of a sentence, περί , regarding , as to , I Co 7:1 , al.; in the sense on account of ( Mt 26:28 , I Co 1:13 , al.), often with ὑπέρ as variant (cf. M, Pr. , 105). C. acc., of place, about , around : Mt 3:4 , Mk 1:6 , Lk 13:8 , Ac 22:6 , al.; οἱ περί , c. acc. pers., of one's associates, friends, etc., Mk 4:10 , Lk 22:49 , Jo 11:19 , Ac 13:13 ; οἱ περὶ τ. τοιαῦτα ἐργάται , Ac 19:25 ; metaph., about , as to , concerning : I Ti 1:19 6:4 , II Ti 2:18 3:8 , Tit 2:7 ; τὰ περὶ ἐμέ , Phl 2:23 ; αἱ περὶ τ. λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι , Mk 4:19 . Of time, in a loose reckoning, about , near : Mt 20:3 , 5 , 6 , 9 27:46 , Mk 6:48 , Ac 10:3 , 9 22:6 . In composition: round about ( περιβάλλω , περίκειμαι ), beyond , over and above ( περιποιέω , περιλείπω ), to excess ( περιεργάζομαι , περισσεύω ).
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