Periergos means “busybody” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4021 — migbaah (“bonnet”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4021 περίεργος (periergos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. periergos (per-ee'-er-gos) adj. 1. working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic) [from G4012 and G2041] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include all. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
periergos (per-ee'-er-gos) adj. 1. working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic) [from G4012 and G2041] KJV: busybody, curious arts Root(s): G4012, G2041
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4021. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
meddlesome/magic
Usage: περίεργος, -ον __I. of persons; __1. over careful. __2. curious, meddling, a busybody: 1Ti.5:13. __II. Of things; __1. over-wrought. __2. superfluous. __3. curious, uncanny; τὰ π., curious arts, magic: Act.19:19 (see Deiss., BS, 3235.).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render periergos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4021.
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4021, grouped by book.
Periergos (Strong's G4021) is a Greek word most simply glossed "busybody". periergos (per-ee'-er-gos) adj. 1. working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic) [from G4012 and G2041]
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's G4021 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4021 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
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