περί

G4012 G:PREP

about

περί , prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr. , 105f.), with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides ). __I. C. genitive, __1. of place, about (poët.). __2. Causal, about, on account of, concerning, in reference to : Mat.2:8 , Mrk.1:44 , Luk.4:38 , Jhn.16:26 , Act.28:21 , al. mult.; τὰ περί, with genitive, the things concerning one, one's state or case : Mrk.5:27 , Act.1:3 28:15 , Eph.6:22 , al.; at the beginning of a sentence, περί, regarding, as to , 1Co.7:1 , al.; in the sense on account of ( Mat.26:28 , 1Co.1:13 , al.), often with ὑπέρ as variant (cf. M, Pr. , 105). __II. C. accusative, __1. of place, about, around : Mat.3:4 , Mrk.1:6 , Luk.13:8 , Act.22:6 , al.; οἱ περί, with accusative of person(s), of one's associates, friends, etc., Mrk.4:10 , Luk.22:49 , Jhn.11:19 , Act.13:13 ; οἱ περὶ τ. τοιαῦτα ἐργάται, Act.19:25; metaphorically, about, as to, concerning : 1Ti.1:19 6:4 2Ti.2:18 3:8 , Tit.2:7 ; τὰ περὶ ἐμέ, Php.2:23; αἱ περὶ τ. λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι, Mrk.4:19. __2. Of time, in a loose reckoning, about, near : Mat.20:3, 5 6, 9 27:46 , Mrk.6:48 , Act.10:3, 9 22:6 . __III. In composition : round about (περιβάλλω, περίκειμαι), beyond, over and above (περιποιέω, περιλείπω), to excess (περιεργάζομαι, περισσεύω). (AS)