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περιβάλλω

periballōto clotheHow to read Greek
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Definition

περι-βάλλω

[in LXX chiefly for כָּסָה pi., also for לָבַשׁ, עָטָה, etc. ;]

to throw around or over, put on or over;

(a) of siege or defen­sive works: χάρακά σοι, Luke 19:43 (WH, mg.; παρεμβ-, WH, txt.);

(b) of clothing, to put on, wrap about, clothe with: with accusative of thing(s), Luke 23:11; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 25:36, 38; 25:43; with dupl. accusative (not cl.; Bl., § 34, 4), John 19:2; pf. pass., to have wrapped round one: with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Mark 14:51; 16:5, Revelation 7:9, 13; 10:1; 11:3; 12:1; 17:4; 18:16; 19:13; with dative of thing(s), Revelation 4:4 (WH, txt.; before ἐν, WH, mg.); fut., before ἐν (of. Deuteronomy 22:12, Psalm 45:9, 13), Revelation 3:5. Mid., to clothe oneself, wrap round or put on oneself: absol., Matthew 6:29, Luke 12:27, Revelation 3:18; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 6:31, Acts 12:8, Revelation 19:8.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as περιβάλλω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

23 total
  1. Matthew 6:29περιεβάλετο · was adorned
    Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  2. Matthew 6:31περιβαλώμεθα · shall we wear
    Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
  3. Matthew 25:36περιεβάλετέ · you clothed
    I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
  4. Matthew 25:38περιεβάλομεν · clothe [You]
    When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
  5. Matthew 25:43περιεβάλετέ · you did not clothe
    I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
  6. Mark 14:51περιβεβλημένος · was wearing
    One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
  7. Mark 16:5περιβεβλημένον · dressed in
    When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
  8. Luke 12:27περιεβάλετο · was adorned
    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  9. Luke 23:11περιβαλὼν · Dressing [Him] in
    And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
  10. John 19:2περιέβαλον · dressed
    The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
  11. Acts 12:8Περιβαλοῦ · Wrap
    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
  12. Revelation 3:5περιβαλεῖται · will be dressed
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  13. Revelation 3:18περιβάλῃ · you may be clothed
    I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  14. Revelation 4:4περιβεβλημένους · dressed
    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
  15. Revelation 7:9περιβεβλημένους · [They were] wearing
    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
  16. Revelation 7:13περιβεβλημένοι · in
    Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
  17. Revelation 10:1περιβεβλημένον · wrapped in
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  18. Revelation 11:3περιβεβλημένοι · clothed in
    And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
  19. Revelation 12:1περιβεβλημένη · clothed in
    And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
  20. Revelation 17:4περιβεβλημένη · dressed in
    The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
  21. Revelation 18:16περιβεβλημένη · clothed in
    …saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
  22. Revelation 19:8περιβάληται · clothing of
    She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
  23. Revelation 19:13περιβεβλημένος · He is dressed in
    He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.