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περιοχή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
περιοχή, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
periochē
Simplified transliteration: 
perioche
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4042
GK Number: 
4343
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
passage (of Scripture), portion
Definition: 
lit., a compass, circumference, contents; fig., a section, a portion of Scripture, Acts 8:32*

Greek-English Concordance for περιοχή

Acts 8:32 Now the passage (periochē | περιοχή | nom sg fem) of scripture the man was reading was this: “As a sheep to the slaughter he was led, and as a lamb dumb before its shearer, so he opens not his mouth.