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περιέχω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
περιέχω
Greek transliteration: 
periechō
Simplified transliteration: 
periecho
Principal Parts: 
-, περιέσχον, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4023
GK Number: 
4321
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to seize, encircle; to contain, to say
Definition: 
to encompass, enclose; ,met. to encompass, seize on the mind, Lk. 5:9; περιέχει, impers. it is contained, it is among the contents of a writing, 1 Pet. 2:6*

Greek-English Concordance for περιέχω

Luke 5:9 For amazement had taken hold (perieschen | περιέσχεν | aor act ind 3 sg) of him and all who were with him because of the catch of fish that they had taken,
1 Peter 2:6 For it says (periechei | περιέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”