Greek word · G4040

περίοικος

perioikos

neighbouring

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

περί-οικος, -ον

[in LXX for כִּכָּר, etc. ;]

dwelling around; as subst., ὁ π., a neighbour: Luke 1:58 (cf. πλησίον).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 1:58 περίοικοι neighbours

    Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

    Here: Literally 'those who live around', the people of the surrounding houses in her hill-country town (1:39). It is the same circle that will 'fear' and talk about these events in 1:65.

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