περί perí

Meaning

properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)

In the King James Version: (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with

Derivation: from the base of G4008 (πέραν);

Where it is used

• Matthew 2:8 And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
• Matthew 3:4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Matthew 4:6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
• Matthew 6:28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
• Matthew 8:18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
• Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matthew 11:7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
• Matthew 11:10 This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
• Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
• Matthew 16:11 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Matthew 17:13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
• Matthew 18:6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
• Matthew 18:19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 19:17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
• Matthew 20:3 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
• Matthew 20:5 So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
• Matthew 20:6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
• Matthew 20:9 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
• Matthew 20:24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
• Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
• Matthew 22:16 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
• Matthew 22:31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
• Matthew 22:42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
• Matthew 24:36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
• Matthew 26:28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
• Mark 1:6 John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Mark 1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
• Mark 1:44 “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
• Mark 3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
• Mark 3:32 and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
• Mark 3:34 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
• Mark 4:10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
• Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
• Mark 5:16 Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
• Mark 5:27 When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
• Mark 6:48 He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
• Mark 7:6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
• Mark 7:17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
• Mark 7:25 Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
• Mark 8:30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
• Mark 9:14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
• Mark 9:42 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
• Mark 10:10 When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
• Mark 10:41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
• Mark 12:14 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
• Mark 12:26 But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
• Mark 13:32 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• Mark 14:21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
• Mark 16:8 So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
• Luke 1:1 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
• Luke 1:4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
• Luke 2:17 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
• Luke 2:18 And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
• Luke 2:27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
• Luke 2:33 The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
• Luke 2:38 Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
• Luke 3:15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.