The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

περιέχω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaπεριέχω
Citation formπεριέχω
Part of speechverb
GlossI contain, seize
Strong’sG4023
Transliterationperiéchō
Definitionto hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively)
KJV glosses:--+ astonished, contain, after (this manner).
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences2

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
περιέσχεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 5:9
περιέχει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Peter 2:6

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: περιεχω.