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περί G4012
Prep  |  333× in 4 senses
concerning, about (reference); for, on behalf of (purpose/cause); around, surrounding (spatial); about, approximately (numerical)
2. for, on behalf of (purpose/cause) Indicates purpose, benefit, or cause: 'for the sake of X,' 'on behalf of X,' 'because of X' — often with genitive in sacrificial or intercessory contexts. 29×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["عَن","عَنَّا","عَنِ","عَنْ","مِن-أَجلِ","مِنْ-أجْلِ"]·ben["-এর-জন্য","-এর-সম্পর্কে","-জন্য","-বিষয়ে","জন্য","বিষয়ে","বিষয়ে-"]·DE["ueber-","über"]·EN["concerning","for","for-"]·FR["au-sujet-de","au-sujet-de-"]·heb["בַּעֲדֵנוּ","עַל","עַל-","עַל-אוֹדוֹת","עָלֵינוּ"]·HI["-के-लिए","-के-लिये","-के-विषय-में","के-लिए","के-लिये"]·ID["untuk"]·IT["riguardo-a"]·jav["bab","kangge","kanggé","karana","tumrap"]·KO["-에-관하여","-을-위하여","~에-관하여","~을-위하여","에-관하여","에-관한"]·PT["acerca","para","pelo","pelos","por"]·RU["за-","о-","обо-"]·ES["acerca","acerca-de","por"]·SW["juu-ya","kuhusu","kuhusu-","kwa-ajili","kwa-ajili-ya","kwa-ajili-ya-"]·TR["-için","-nin-icin","hakkında","için","için-"]·urd["-کے-لیے","خاطر","سے","لیے","کے-لِیے","کے-لیے"]
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Senses
1. concerning, about (reference) Marks the topic or subject of discourse: 'concerning X,' 'about X,' 'with regard to X' — the most common NT sense of περί with genitive. 276×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["بِ-","بِ-شَأْنِ","بِـ","على","عَلَي","عَن","عَنِ","عَنْ"]·ben["-বিষয়ে","-সম্বন্ধে","বিষয়ে","যার-বিষয়ে","সম্বন্ধে"]·DE["ueber-","über"]·EN["about","about-","concerning","concerning-"]·FR["au-sujet-de"]·heb["וְ-","לְךָ","סְבִיב","עֲלֵיהֶם","עֲלֵיכֶם","עַל","עַל-","עַל־","עָלֶיךָ","עָלָיו"]·HI["-के-बअरे-मेइन","-के-बरे-मेइन","-के-बारे","-के-विषय","-के-विषय-में","के","के-विषय-में","बताते-हैं"]·ID["tentang"]·IT["riguardo-a"]·jav["bab","tumrap"]·KO["-에-관하여","-에-관해","-에-대한","~에-관하여","~에-대하여","에-대해"]·PT["Acerca-","acerca","acerca-","acerca-de","de-","delas","pelas-","por"]·RU["О","за","над-","о","о-","об","об-"]·ES["acerca-de","por-"]·SW["-","ambaye","kuhusu","kuhusu-","kukuhusu","kumhusu","lakini","si","wao"]·TR["-hakkında","hakkında"]·urd["-پر","-کے-بارے-میں","بارے-میں","کا","کی"]
3. around, surrounding (spatial) Spatial sense indicating encirclement or proximity: 'around X,' 'surrounding X' — used with accusative for physical location. 19×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
amh["በዙሪያ"]·AR["حول","حَولَ","حَولَهُ","حَوْلَ","حَوْلَهَا","حَوْلَهُ","عَلَى","فِي"]·ben["-কে-ঘিরে","-চারপাশে","-তে","আশে-পাশের","ঘিরে","চারপাশে","বিষয়ে","সাথে"]·ces["kolem"]·dan["omkring-"]·DE["ueber-","um","über"]·ell["περί"]·EN["around","around-"]·FR["au-sujet-de","au-sujet-de-","autour"]·guj["આસપાસના"]·hat["bò"]·hau["kusa-da"]·heb["סְבִיב","סְבִיבִיב","סְבִיבָיו","סְבִיבוֹת","סָבִיב","סביב","עַל־"]·HI["-के-आसपास","-के-चारों-ओर","-के-साथ","-पर","-मेइन","आस-पास","आस-पास-की","और","के","के-चारों-ओर","को","चारों-ओर","बारह","सूर"]·hun["körülöttük"]·ID["di","di-sekeliling","di-sekitar","sekitar","tentang"]·IT["intorno","riguardo-a","riguardo-a-"]·jav["bab","ing","ngubengi","sakiwa-tengen","sakiwa-tengenipun","saubeng","tiyang-sakiwa-tengen","tiyang-sakiwa-tengenipun,","wonten-ing"]·JA["-の周り-の"]·KO["-를-둘러","-에","-에-대하여","-의","-주위","-주위에","-주위에서","-주위의","대한","둘레-에","에","에-관한","주위에","주위에-있는-자들이"]·mar["सभोवती-"]·mya["ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်"]·nld["rondom"]·nor["omkring"]·pnb["آلے-دوالے"]·pol["wokół"]·PT["ao-redor","ao-redor-de","ao-redor-de-","com,","partes-ao-redor"]·ron["din-jurul"]·RU["бывшие-с","вокруг","вокруг-","на","около","около-","по-"]·ES["alrededor","alrededor-de","alrededor-de-"]·SW["karibu-na","karibu-na-","karibu-naye","kuhusu,","kunizunguka-","kuuzunguka","kuwazunguka","kuzunguka","kuzunguka-","kwenye","pamoja-na","shingoni","walio-karibu-naye"]·swe["omkring"]·tam["-சுற்றியுள்ள"]·tel["-చుట్టూ"]·tgl["sa-paligid"]·TH["รอบๆ"]·TR["-de","-e","-etrafında","civarından","etrafına","etrafında","etrafındakiler","etrafını","yanındaki-ler","yer","çevresinde","çevresindeki","çevresine"]·ukr["навколо"]·urd["-پر","-کے-ارد-گرد","-کے-پاس","-کے-گرد","ارد-گرد","بارے","بارے-میں","چاروں-طرف","کے-آس-پاس","کے-ارد-گرد-","گرد","گِرد"]·VI["xung-quanh"]·yor["tí-ó-yí-ka"]·yue["周圍-嘅"]·ZH["周围"]
4. about, approximately (numerical) Indicates numerical or temporal approximation: 'about X (number/time),' 'approximately X' — with accusative of measure.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["حَوَالَي","نَحوَ","نَحْوَ"]·ben["-কাছে","আসপাশে","প্রায়","বিষয়ে","সময়ে"]·DE["ueber-","über"]·EN["about","about-","around"]·FR["au-sujet-de","au-sujet-de-"]·heb["בְּ","בְּ-","בַּ-","סָבִיב"]·HI["-के-लगभग","-को","आता-है","के-आसपास","लगभग"]·ID["pukul","sekitar"]·IT["riguardo-a","riguardo-a-"]·jav["Kirang-langkung","kirang-langkung","wanci","watawis"]·KO["-에","-에-대해","-쥼","-쯤에","~즈음에"]·PT["Por-volta-da-","da-","por-volta","por-volta-da-"]·RU["Около","около","около-"]·ES["acerca-de","cerca-de","cerca-del","de-cerca-de","hacia"]·SW["-","karibu-na","lakini","saa-sita"]·TR["-de","-hakkında","civarında","civarındakiler"]·urd["-کے-قریب","قریب"]

BDB / Lexicon Reference
περί, Thess., Delph. περ Refs 5th c.BC+, also Aeolic dialect, see below Refs 4th c.BC+ V; Elean παρ Refs: preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative:—round about, all round (properly different from ἀμφί, on both sides). (Cogn. with Sanskrit pári 'round about'.) __A WITH GENITIVE, __A.I of Place, sometimes in Poets, round about, around, τετάνυστο π. σπείους ἡμερίς Refs 8th c.BC+, on both