peri
Lemma: περί
preposition
preposition
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Added Mar 22, 2026
Definition
A preposition meaning “around, about” with the genitive; “about, concerning” with the accusative; and more rarely “around, near” with the dative. It can also function adverbially as “around, on all sides.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"peri"
Form: peri
Lemma: περί
Governs cases: ['genitive', 'accusative']
Basic sense: around, about, concerning
Case usage notes: {'genitive': 'typically ‘concerning/about’ (topic/reference), sometimes ‘around’ in a locative sense', 'accusative': 'typically ‘around’ (motion/extension), also ‘about/approximately’ with measures'}
Related Forms of περί
2 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: