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περί

Transliteration: peri · preposition

332x in NTFirst: Matt 2:8
Meaningabout, concerning, around
Part of speechpreposition
Frequency332x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπερὶ, Περὶ, περί
Example versesMatt 2:8 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 6:28 · Matt 8:18
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What kind of word is περί?

περί (peri) is a preposition that occurs 332 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “about, concerning, around” and first appears in Matt 2:8.

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