periergos
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4021. periergos

periergos: overly careful, curious, meddling, subst. a busybody
Original Word: περίεργος, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: periergos
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee'-er-gos)
Short Definition: a busybody, curious, magical
Definition: of persons: over-careful; curious, meddling, a busy-body; of things: over-wrought; superfluous; curious, uncanny; subst: curious arts, magic.

Cognate: 4021 períergos (an adjective, derived from 4012 /perí, "all around" and 2041 /érgon, "work") – properly, worked all-around, which describes "over-doing" – i.e. spending excessive time (effort) where it doesn't belong (or should not happen).

Word Origin
from peri and ergon
Definition
overly careful, curious, meddling, subst. a busybody
NASB Word Usage
busybodies (1), magic (1).

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meddlesome, belonging to magic

From peri and ergon; working all around, i.e. Officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic) -- busybody, curious arts.

see GREEK peri

see GREEK ergon

περιεβάλετο — 2 Occ.
περιεβάλομεν — 1 Occ.
περιέβαλον — 1 Occ.
περιβλεψάμενοι — 1 Occ.
περιβλεψάμενος — 5 Occ.
περιεβλέπετο — 1 Occ.
περιβόλαιον — 1 Occ.
περιβολαίου — 1 Occ.
περιεδέδετο — 1 Occ.
περιεργαζομένους — 1 Occ.
περίεργοι — 1 Occ.
περιῆλθον — 1 Occ.
περιερχόμεναι — 1 Occ.
περιερχομένων — 1 Occ.
περιέχει — 1 Occ.
περιέσχεν — 1 Occ.
περιεζωσμέναι — 1 Occ.
περιεζωσμένοι — 1 Occ.
περιεζωσμένον — 1 Occ.
περιζωσάμενοι — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 4021
2 Occurrences


περίεργα — 1 Occ.
περίεργοι — 1 Occ.

Acts 19:19 Adj-ANP
BIB: τῶν τὰ περίεργα πραξάντων συνενέγκαντες
NAS: who practiced magic brought
KJV: which used curious arts brought
INT: of those who the magic arts had practiced having brought

1 Timothy 5:13 Adj-NMP
BIB: φλύαροι καὶ περίεργοι λαλοῦσαι τὰ
NAS: gossips and busybodies, talking
KJV: and busybodies, speaking
INT: gossips and busy-bodies speaking things [they]

2 Occurrences


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