Periecho means “contain” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4023 — megiddon (“Megiddo”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4023 περιέχω (periecho) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. periecho (per-ee-ekh'-o) v. 1. to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively) [from G4012 and G2192] It has 37 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include all, after, and contained. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.
periecho (per-ee-ekh'-o) v. 1. to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively) [from G4012 and G2192] KJV: + astonished, contain, after (this manner) Root(s): G4012, G2192
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to contain
Usage: περι-έχω, [in LXX for H661, H5362 hi., H6822 pi., etc. ;] __1. to surround, encompass: Luk.5:9 (cf. MM, xix). __2. to comprehend, include, contain, esp. of books: with accusative, Act.23:25, Rec.; accusative to a late usage, intrans. (BL, § 53, 1.3; MM, xix; Hort, in l), it stands written, 1Pe.2:6.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render periecho, 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.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G4023 (περιέχω) appears 34 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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3 indexed usages in New Testament.
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
And he wrote a letter after this manner:
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
22 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
For the troubles of death compassed me, The floods of iniquity amazed me:
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar
11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For Ezra had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments.
the contents whereof were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting:
By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.
Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.
First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4023.
For the troubles of death compassed me, The floods of iniquity amazed me:
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
gilding the whole house.
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
there were palm trees and open flower leaves, and it was overlaid with gold gilded upon the engraving.
And beneath it the likeness of calves, they compass it round about: ten cubits compass the laver round about, they cast the calves two rows in their casting,
With great force my disease has taken hold of my garment: It has compassed me as the collar of my coat.
From the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: Mine enemies have compassed about my soul.
The pangs of death compassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.
Many bullocks have compassed me: Fat bulls have beset me round.
For many dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: They pierced my hands and my feet.
Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; My joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.
For innumerable evils have encompassed me; My transgressions have taken hold of me, and I could not see; They are multiplied more than the hairs of my head; And my heart has failed me.
They compassed me like water; All the day they beset me together.
The pangs of death compassed me; The dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow.
Why do they fear, and turn back? even because their mighty men shall be slain: they have utterly fled, and being hemmed in they have not rallied, saith the Lord.
He that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that is far off shall die by the pestilence; and he that is in the siege shall be consumed with famine: and I will accomplish mine anger upon them.
before thy wickedness was discovered, even now thou art the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about her, even of the daughters of the Philistines that compass thee round about.
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
And he wrote a letter after this manner:
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
For Ezra had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments.
the contents whereof were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting:
By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner:
For there were letters written unto the Jews from Lysias to this effect: Lysias unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting:
Now the king’s letter contained these words: King Antiochus unto his brother Lysias sendeth greeting:
The heathen believed the Jews to be destitute of all protection; for chains fettered them about.
For reason is necessary to everyone as a step to science: and more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence, the highest virtue.
O youths, with favorable feelings, I admire the beauty of each of you; and greatly honoring so numerous a band of brethren, I not only counsel you not to share the madness of the old man who has been tortured before,
For while all things were in quiet silence, And that night was in the midst of her swift course,
They compassed me on every side, And there was no man to help me: I looked for the succor of men, but there was none.
Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.
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Periecho (Strong's G4023) is a Greek word most simply glossed "contain". periecho (per-ee-ekh'-o) v. 1. to hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively) [from G4012 and G2192]
This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's G4023 across 18 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4023 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as all, after, and contained. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 22 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4023, with linked reader references where each row is available.