περίεργος períergos

Meaning

working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic)

In the King James Version: busybody, curious arts

Derivation: from G4012 (περί) and G2041 (ἔργον);

Where it is used

• Acts 19:19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
• 1 Timothy 5:13 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.