- Transliteration: Peri

- Phonetic: per-ee'

- Definition:

1. about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near

- Origin: from the base of G4008" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4008

- TDNT entry: 06:53,8

- Part(s) of speech: Preposition

- Strong's: From the base of G4008" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4008; properly through (all over) that is around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications of place cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality circuit matter circumstance or general period): - (there-) about above against at on behalf of X and his company which concern (as) concerning for X how it will go with ([there- where-]) of on over pertaining (to) for sake X (e-) state (as) touching [where-] by (in) with. In compounds it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around) excess (beyond) or completeness (through).