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Strong's G4016 · Greek

περιβάλλω

periballo · per-ee-bal'-lo

from 4012 and 906; to throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

περι-βάλλω (G4016)

23 περι-βάλλω , [in LXX chiefly for כּסה pi., also for לבשׁ , עטה , etc.;] to throw around or over , put on or over ; of siege or defensive works: χάρακά σοι , Lk 19:43 (WH, mg.; παρεμβ- , WH, txt.); of clothing, to put on , wrap about , clothe with : c. acc. rei, Lk 23:11 ; c. acc. pers., Mt 25:36 , 38 , 43 ; c. dupl. acc. (not cl.; Bl., § 34, 4), Jo 19:2 ; pf. pass., to have wrapped round one: c. acc. rei (cl.), Mk 14:51 16:5 , Re 7:9 , 13 10:1 11:3 12:1 17:4 18:16 19:13 ; c. dat. rei, Re 4:4 (WH, txt.; seq. ἐν , WH, mg.); fut., seq. ἐν (cf. De 22:12 , Ps 44 (45):9 , 13 ), Re 3:5 . Mid., to clothe oneself , wrap round or put on oneself : absol., Mt 6:29 , Lk 12:27 , Re 3:18 ; c. acc. rei, Mt 6:31 , Ac 12:8 , Re 19:8 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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