περί-θεσις G4025
putting on, wearing; the act of adorning oneself
A noun meaning the act of putting on or wearing something, particularly as adornment. Peter uses it in 1 Peter 3:3 to contrast outward adornment (braided hair, gold jewelry, fine clothes) with the inner beauty of a gentle spirit. The term emphasizes the action of putting on or wearing as decoration. Peter's point is not to forbid all adornment but to prioritize inner character over external display.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The act of putting on or wearing adornment. Peter's instruction to Christian women highlights that true beauty is not found in external decoration but in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit. The cross-lingual glosses ('of-putting-on,' 'de-ponerse') emphasize the action of adorning oneself, which Peter subordinates to spiritual character. 1×
AR["لُبسِ"]·ben["পরিধানের"]·DE["Anlegen"]·EN["of-putting-on"]·FR["περιθέσεως"]·heb["עֲטִיַּת"]·HI["पहनने"]·ID["memakai"]·IT["peritheseōs"]·jav["ngagem"]·KO["걸침"]·PT["de-usar"]·RU["ношения"]·ES["de-ponerse"]·SW["kuvaa"]·TR["takmanın"]·urd["پہننے-کا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
περί-θεσις, εως, ἡ, putting round, putting on, ἐκ περιθέσεως in the act of application, Heraclasap. NT+1st c.AD+