Word

περιοχή

periochḗ · G4042 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. passage, part of a document, part of Scripture

    A particular portion or unit of discourse

    Examples

    Acts 8:32 Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “HE WAS LED LIKE A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER; AND LIKE A LAMB THAT IS SILENT BEFORE ITS SHEARER, SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry
Passage, part of a document, part of Scripture33.10
περιοχή names a specific passage within a larger writing. Luke describes the Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah: “Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: ‘HE WAS LED LIKE A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER’” (Acts 8:32).
Word family 51 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἔχω échō · G2192 · to have, to own, to possess · 709×ὄχλος óchlos · G3793 · crowd, multitude, common people · 174×προσέχω proséchō · G4337 · to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for · 24×ἀπέχω apéchō · G568 · to receive in full, to be paid in full, to be away from · 19×κατέχω katéchō · G2722 · to prevent, to hinder, to restrain · 18×παρέχω paréchō · G3930 · to continue to be, to keep on being, to cause to happen · 16×ἀνέχομαι anéchomai · G430 · to be patient with, to have patience, patience · 15×συνέχω synéchō · G4912 · to control, to restrain, to guard · 12×ἔνοχος énochos · G1777 · guilty, liable, guilty and deserving · 10×εὐνοῦχος eunoûchos · G2135 · eunuch, impotent male · 8×μετέχω metéchō · G3348 · to share in, to have a share of, to eat · 8×μέτοχος métochos · G3353 · companion, partner · 6×ἑξῆς hexēs · G1836 · the next day, on the next day · 5×ἐπέχω epéchō · G1907 · to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for · 5×εὐσχήμων euschḗmōn · G2158 · attractive, presentable, esteemed · 5×καθεξῆς kathexēs · G2517 · in order, in sequence, one after another · 5×μετασχηματίζω metaschēmatízō · G3345 · to change, to change from one form into another, to apply to · 5×ὑπερέχω hyperéchō · G5242 · to be exceptionally valuable, to surpass in value, to be better · 5×ἀντέχομαι antéchomai · G472 · to adhere to, to hold fast to, to cling to · 4×ἐνέχω enéchō · G1758 · to be resentful against, to have a grudge against, to be against · 3×εὐσχημόνως euschēmónōs · G2156 · in a becoming manner, decently, with propriety · 3×σχεδόν schedón · G4975 · almost, nearly, about · 3×ἀνοχή anochḗ · G463 · to be patient with, to have patience, patience · 2×ἀσχημονέω aschēmonéō · G807 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed · 2×ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē · G808 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed · 2×ἐνοχλέω enochléō · G1776 · to afflict, to cause suffering, to be afflicted · 2×εὐνουχίζω eunouchízō · G2134 · to make a eunuch, to castrate, to be celibate · 2×κατάσχεσις katáschesis · G2697 · to have, to own, to possess · 2×περιέχω periéchō · G4023 · to have, to contain, to experience · 2×συμμέτοχος symmétochos · G4830 · sharer, partner · 2×συνευωχέω syneuōchéō · G4910 · to feast together · 2×συνοχή synochḗ · G4928 · distress · 2×συσχηματίζω syschēmatízō · G4964 · to shape one’s behavior, to conform one’s life · 2×σχῆμα schēma · G4976 · form, nature, structure · 2×ὑπεροχή hyperochḗ · G5247 · high status, high sounding, pompous · 2×ἀνεξίκακος anexíkakos · G420 · tolerant, patient · 1×ἀσχήμων aschḗmōn · G809 · unattractive, ugly, unpresentable · 1×ἕξις héxis · G1838 · practice, doing again and again, doing repeatedly · 1×ἐξοχή exochḗ · G1851 · high position, high rank, prominence · 1×εὐσχημοσύνη euschēmosýnē · G2157 · beauty, attractiveness, loveliness · 1×μετοχή metochḗ · G3352 · partnership, sharing · 1×ὀχλέω ochléō · G3791 · to afflict, to cause suffering · 1×ὀχλοποιέω ochlopoiéō · G3792 · to gather a crowd or to cause a crowd to form · 1×ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma · G3794 · stronghold, fortress · 1×παρενοχλέω parenochléō · G3926 · to cause extra difficulty · 1×περιοχήperiochḗ · G4042προέχομαι proéchomai · G4284 · to have a greater benefit, to experience a superior advantage · 1×ὑπέχω hypéchō · G5254 · to be subjected to, to experience, to undergo · 1×ἀκατάσχετος akatáschetos · G183 · unrestrainable · 0×ἀπέχει apéchei · G566 · it is sufficient · 0×ἀπέχομαι apéchomai · G567 · to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain · 0×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon περιοχῆς, ἡ (περιέχω, which see); 1. an encompassing, compass, circuit (Theophrastus,…
περιοχῆς, ἡ (περιέχω, which see);
1. an encompassing, compass, circuit (Theophrastus, Diodorus, Plutarch, others).
2. that which is contained; specifically, the contents of any writing, Acts 8:32 (Cicero, ad Attic. 13, 25; Stobaeus, eclog. ethic., p. 164 (ii., p. 541, Gaisford edition)) (but A. V. place i. e. passage; cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

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Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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