Luke 7:27:3Luke.7.27.W3TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RIH
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
hou-TOS es-TIN pe-RI hou GE-grap-tai i-DOU a-po-STEL-lō ton AN-ge-lon mou pro pro-SŌ-pou sou hos ka-ta-ske-VA-sei tēn ho-DON sou EM-pros-THEN sou
Exegesis
The genitive relative clause peri hou gegraptai {περὶ οὗ γέγραπται | perì hoû gé-gráp-tai} ‘concerning whom it has been written’ uses peri with a genitive relative pronoun and the perfect passive to signal a fixed prophetic declaration.
Root and etymology
perichoreōp-e-r-i-ch-ō-r-e-ō
“to go around, encompass”
In context — Luke 7:27
This is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 7:27, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.7.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.27.W3.S1) and character.