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SR GNT 1 Pet 1:10 περί (peri) ‘and searched_out the prophets for the toward you_all’ Strongs=40120 Lemma=peri
Word role=preposition
Year=60 AD

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Showing the first 50 out of 325 uses of identical word form περί (P-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘περί’ (P-···) has 7 different glosses: ‘about’, ‘around’, ‘around him’, ‘as’, ‘concerning’, ‘for’, ‘for/because’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘περί’ (P-···) has 5 different glosses: ‘about’, ‘around’, ‘around him’, ‘concerning’, ‘for’).

Yhn (Jhn) 1:7 ‘a testimony in_order_that he may testify concerning the light in_order_that’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 This one came for a_testimony, in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light, in _order _that all may _believe through him. (JHN_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 He came as a testimony to tell about the light so that everyone would believe the light. (JHN 1:7)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:8 ‘but in_order_that he may testify concerning the light’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 That one was not the light, but in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light. (JHN_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 Yohan himself wasn’t the light—he was merely the announcer of the light. (JHN 1:8)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:15 ‘Yōannaʸs is testifying concerning him and he has cried_out’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 Yōannaʸs is _testifying concerning him, and he _has _cried _out saying: This one was whom I _said: The one coming after me, has _become before of _me, because he _was before me. (JHN_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 Yohan explained about him and loudly told everyone, “He’s the one I meant when I said, ‘There’s someone coming after me, yet who came before me, because he existed before I did!’ ” (JHN 1:15)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:22 ‘us what you are saying about yourself’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22 Therefore they _said to _him: Who are _you? In _order _that we _may _give an_answer to _the ones having _sent us. What are _you _saying about yourself? (JHN_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 So they asked him, “Who are you then? We need to give an answer to the ones who sent us. How do you describe yourself?” (JHN 1:22)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:47 ‘him and he is saying concerning him see truly’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:47 word 13

OET-LV: 47 The Yaʸsous saw the Nathanaaʸl coming to him and he _is _saying concerning him: Behold, truly an_Israelite in whom is not deceit. (JHN_1:47)

OET-RV: 47 Yeshua saw Nathanael approaching and said, “Ah, this is an honest Israeli.” (JHN 1:47)

Yhn (Jhn) 2:21 ‘that one but was speaking concerning the temple of the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 2:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 But that one was _speaking concerning the temple of _the body of _him. (JHN_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 But Yeshua had been meaning his own body when he was talking about the temple. (JHN 2:21)

Yhn (Jhn) 2:25 ‘that anyone may testify concerning mankind he for’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 2:25 word 10

OET-LV: 25 And that he _was _having no need that anyone may _testify concerning the mankind, because/for he was _knowing what was in the person. (JHN_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 (He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people are like because he could see what any person was like on the inside.) (JHN 2:25)

Yhn (Jhn) 3:25 ‘of Yōannaʸs with a Youdaios about purification’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 3:25 word 14

OET-LV: 25 Therefore became a_debate of the apprentices/followers of _Yōannaʸs with a_Youdaios about purification. (JHN_3:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then a debate about purification started between Yohan’s followers and a religious leader. (JHN 3:25)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:31 ‘if I may_be testifying concerning myself the testimony’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:31 word 4

OET-LV: 31 If I may _be _testifying concerning myself, the testimony of _me is not true. (JHN_5:31)

OET-RV: 31 “If I just testified about myself, my testimony would not be correct or even valid. (JHN 5:31)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:32 ‘is the one testifying concerning me and I have known’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:32 word 5

OET-LV: 32 Another is the one testifying concerning me, and I _have _known that the testimony which he _is _testifying concerning me is true. (JHN_5:32)

OET-RV: 32 However it’s another one that’s testifying about me, and I know that his testimony about me is true. (JHN 5:32)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:32 ‘testimony which he is testifying concerning me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:32 word 18

OET-LV: 32 Another is the one testifying concerning me, and I _have _known that the testimony which he _is _testifying concerning me is true. (JHN_5:32)

OET-RV: 32 However it’s another one that’s testifying about me, and I know that his testimony about me is true. (JHN 5:32)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:36 ‘which I am doing is testifying concerning me that the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:36 word 33

OET-LV: 36 But I am _having the testimony greater than the Yōannaʸs, because/for the works that the father has _given to _me, in _order _that I _may _complete them, the same works which I _am _doing, is _testifying concerning me that the father has _sent_ me _out. (JHN_5:36)

OET-RV: 36 But I have a stronger testimony than Yohan’s because the father has entrusted works to me to complete, and which I’m already doing and which clearly show that the father sent me here. (JHN 5:36)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:37 ‘father that one has testified concerning me neither the voice’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:37 word 10

OET-LV: 37 And the father having _sent me, that one has _testified concerning me. You _all _have_ neither _heard the_voice of _him ever, nor have _you _all _seen appearance of _him. (JHN_5:37)

OET-RV: 37 And since he sent me, he himself has testified about me. You people have never listened to his voice, nor have you ever seen him! (JHN 5:37)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:39 ‘are the ones testifying concerning me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:39 word 21

OET-LV: 39 You _all _are _searching the scriptures, because you _all are _supposing to _be _having eternal life in them, and those are the ones testifying concerning me, (JHN_5:39)

OET-RV: 39 You look in the Jewish scriptures because you suppose that they’ll lead you to eternal life. Those very scriptures testify about me coming, (JHN 5:39)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:46 ‘in Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) you_all were believing in me concerning for me that one’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:46 word 8

OET-LV: 46 For/Because if you _all _were _believing in _Mōsaʸs, you _all _were _believing wishfully in _me, because/for that one wrote concerning me. (JHN_5:46)

OET-RV: 46 The trouble is that if you actually believed what Mosheh wrote, you would believe me, because Mosheh was writing about me. (JHN 5:46)

Yhn (Jhn) 6:41 ‘therefore the Youdaiōns about him because he said’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 6:41 word 6

OET-LV: 41 therefore the Youdaiōns ˓Were˒_grumbling about him, because he _said: I am the bread the one having _come _down out _of the heaven. (JHN_6:41)

OET-RV: 41 This little speech made the religious leaders grumble about him because he had said that he was the food that came down from heaven, (JHN 6:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 6:61 ‘himself that are grumbling about this the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 6:61 word 16

OET-LV: 61 But the Yaʸsous having _known in himself that the apprentices/followers of _him are _grumbling about this, he _said to _them: This is _offending you _all? (JHN_6:61)

OET-RV: 61 But Yeshua already knew inside that his followers were grumbling about this and asked them, “Do you find this offensive? (JHN 6:61)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:7 ‘because I am testifying concerning it that the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 The world is_ not _able to _be _hating you _all, but it _is _hating me, because I am _testifying concerning it that the works of _it is evil. (JHN_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 All the people won’t hate you guys, but they do hate me because I teach about the evil things they are doing. (JHN 7:7)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 ‘and grumbling concerning him there was much’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 And there _was much grumbling concerning him among the crowds. The ones on _one _hand were _saying, that He _is good, on _the _other _hand others were _saying: No, but he _is _deceiving the crowd. (JHN_7:12)

OET-RV: 12 Even among the crowds there was a lot of quiet banter with some saying that Yeshua is a good man and others complaining that he was misleading the people. (JHN 7:12)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:13 ‘however in public was speaking concerning him because_of the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 No _one however was _speaking in _public concerning him, because _of the fear of _the Youdaiōns. (JHN_7:13)

OET-RV: 13 Either way, no one was speaking out in public about him, because they were afraid of the reaction of the religious leaders. (JHN 7:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:17 ‘of him to_be practicing he will_be knowing concerning the teaching whether’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:17 word 10

OET-LV: 17 If anyone may _be _wanting to _be _practicing the will of _him, he _will _be _knowing concerning the teaching, whether it _is from the god, or I am _speaking from myself. (JHN_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, they’ll soon figure out whether my teaching comes from God or if I’m just making it up myself. (JHN 7:17)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:32 ‘of the crowd grumbling concerning him these things and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:32 word 9

OET-LV: 32 the Farisaios_party heard of _the crowd grumbling concerning him these things, and sent _out the chief _priests and the Farisaios_party attendants, in _order _that they _may _arrest him. (JHN_7:32)

OET-RV: 32 The Pharisee party heard the crowd muttering about these things and sent out some of their servants along with the chief priests to go and arrest Yeshua. (JHN 7:32)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:39 ‘this but he said concerning the spirit of whom’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:39 word 5

OET-LV: 39 But he _said this concerning the spirit, of _whom they _were _going to _be _receiving, the ones having _believed on him, because/for the_spirit was not _yet, because Yaʸsous was _glorified not _yet. (JHN_7:39)

OET-RV: 39 He was talking about God’s spirit that the ones who trust him would receive in the future—not yet because Yeshua hadn’t been lifted up to heaven yet. (JHN 7:39)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:13 ‘the Farisaios_party you about yourself are testifying the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:13 word 7

OET-LV: 13 Therefore the Farisaios_party said to _him: You are _testifying about yourself, the testimony of _you is not true. (JHN_8:13)

OET-RV: 13 Some from the Pharisee party argued, “You are testifying about yourself, so that testimony is invalid.” (JHN 8:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:14 ‘even_if I may_be testifying about myself true is’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:14 word 12

OET-LV: 14 Yaʸsous answered, and said to _them: Even _if I may _be _testifying about myself, the testimony of _me, is true because I _have _known from _where I _came and where I _am _going. But you _all have_ not _known from _where I _am _coming or where I _am _going. (JHN_8:14)

OET-RV: 14 Yeshua responded, “Even when I am testifying about myself, my testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. (JHN 8:14)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:18 ‘am the one testifying about myself and is testifying’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:18 word 5

OET-LV: 18 I am the one testifying about myself, and the father having _sent me is _testifying about me. (JHN_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 So that’s me testifying about myself, plus the father who sent me also testifies about me.” (JHN 8:18)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:18 ‘myself and is testifying about me the having sent’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:18 word 10

OET-LV: 18 I am the one testifying about myself, and the father having _sent me is _testifying about me. (JHN_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 So that’s me testifying about myself, plus the father who sent me also testifies about me.” (JHN 8:18)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:26 ‘many things I am having concerning you_all to_be speaking and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:26 word 4

OET-LV: 26 I _am _having to _be _speaking And to _be _judging many things concerning you _all, but the one having _sent me is true, and_ what _I heard from him, I _am _speaking these things to the world. (JHN_8:26)

OET-RV: 26 I have a lot that I need to tell you all and to judge many of your actions, because the one who sent me is true, and it’s what I hear from him that I speak to all people.” (JHN 8:26)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:46 ‘you_all is rebuking me concerning sin if the truth’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:46 word 7

OET-LV: 46 Which of you _all is _rebuking me concerning sin? If I _am _speaking the_truth, because/for_ why _reason you _all are_ not _believing in _me? (JHN_8:46)

OET-RV: 46 Which of you can scold me for my sins? If I am speaking the truth, why don’t you believe I’m from God? (JHN 8:46)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:17 ‘you what are saying about him because he opened_up’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 Therefore they _are _saying again to _the blind man: What are_ you _saying about him, because he _opened _up the eyes of _you? And he said, that He _is a_prophet. (JHN_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 So they asked the man who had been blind, “Well, what do you have to say because it was your eyes that he opened?”
¶ “He must be a prophet,” the man said. (JHN 9:17)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:18 ‘therefore the Youdaiōns concerning him that he was’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 Therefore the Youdaiōns not believed him concerning that he _was blind and received _sight, until they _called the parents of _him of _which which having _received _sight. (JHN_9:18)

OET-RV: 18 But some of the Jews weren’t even sure that he really had been blind before and could now see, so they called for his parents (JHN 9:18)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:21 ‘him ask he about himself will_be speaking’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:21 word 26

OET-LV: 21 But how he _is _seeing now, we _have_ not _known, or who opened _up the eyes of _him, we have_ not _known, ask him, he he _is _having age, he will _be _speaking about himself. (JHN_9:21)

OET-RV: 21 But as for how come he can now see, we don’t know that. Nor do we know who healed his eyes. But ask him—he’s old enough to speak for himself.” (JHN 9:21)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:13 ‘not is caring to him about the sheep’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 because he _is a_hired _hand and is_ not _caring to _him about the sheep. (JHN_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 that’s because he’s just a worker and doesn’t really care about the sheep. (JHN 10:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:25 ‘of me these things is testifying concerning me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:25 word 32

OET-LV: 25 The Yaʸsous answered to _them: I _told to _you _all and you _all _are_ not _believing. The works that I am _doing in the name of _the father of _me, these things is _testifying concerning me, (JHN_10:25)

OET-RV: 25 “I already told you all,” Yeshua answered, “but you didn’t believe me. The miracles that I do with the authority of my father testify about me, (JHN 10:25)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:33 ‘to him the Youdaiōns for a good work not’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:33 word 7

OET-LV: 33 The Youdaiōns answered to _him: We _are_ not _stoning you for a_good work, but for slander, and because you, a_human being, are _making yourself god. (JHN_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 They answered, “It’s not for any good deed that we think you deserve to die, but because you, a human, dishonour God by claiming to be him.” (JHN 10:33)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:33 ‘we are stoning you but for slander and because’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:33 word 14

OET-LV: 33 The Youdaiōns answered to _him: We _are_ not _stoning you for a_good work, but for slander, and because you, a_human being, are _making yourself god. (JHN_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 They answered, “It’s not for any good deed that we think you deserve to die, but because you, a human, dishonour God by claiming to be him.” (JHN 10:33)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:41 ‘as_much_as said Yōannaʸs concerning this man true was’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:41 word 23

OET-LV: 41 And many came to him, and they _were _saying, that Yōannaʸs on _one _hand did not _one sign, on _the _other _hand all things as _much _as Yōannaʸs said concerning this man was true. (JHN_10:41)

OET-RV: 41 Many people visited him there, and they were saying that even though Yohan had never done even one miracle, on the other hand everything that he had said about Yeshua was true, (JHN 10:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:13 ‘had spoken but Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) about the death of him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) had _spoken about the death of _him. But those supposed that he _is _speaking about the sleep of_ the _sleep. (JHN_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 But Yeshua had spoken about Lazarus’ death—not just normal sleep as they had thought. (JHN 11:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:13 ‘but supposed that about the sleep of sleep’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:13 word 15

OET-LV: 13 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) had _spoken about the death of _him. But those supposed that he _is _speaking about the sleep of_ the _sleep. (JHN_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 But Yeshua had spoken about Lazarus’ death—not just normal sleep as they had thought. (JHN 11:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:19 ‘in_order_that they may console them concerning their brother’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:19 word 21

OET-LV: 19 And many of the Youdaiōns had _come to the Martha and Maria/(Miryām), in _order _that they _may _console them concerning their brother. (JHN_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 so many of the Yudeans from there had come out to console Martha and Maria after the death of their brother. (JHN 11:19)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:6 ‘this not that for the poor was caring’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 But he _said this, not that was _caring to _him for the poor, but because he _was a_thief, and having the moneybag was _bearing the money being _thrown in. (JHN_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 But he didn’t say this because he cared for poor people, but because he carried the purse for the group and used to steal from it. (JHN 12:6)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:41 ‘of him and spoke concerning him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:41 word 16

OET-LV: 41 Aʸsaias said these things, because he _saw the glory of _him, and spoke concerning him. (JHN_12:41)

OET-RV: 41 Yeshayah wrote this because he saw the messiah’s greatness and spoke concerning him. (JHN 12:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 13:18 ‘not about all of you_all I am speaking’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:18 word 2

OET-LV: 18 I _am _speaking not about all of _you. I have _known whom _all I _chose, but in _order _that the scripture may _be _fulfilled: The one eating the bread with me, lifted _up the heel of _him against me. (JHN_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 “But I’m not talking about all of you. I know each one that I chose, but this that was written in the scriptures must be fulfilled,
⇔ ‘The one sharing food with me, lifted up his boot against me.’ (JHN 13:18)

Yhn (Jhn) 13:22 ‘the apprentices/followers perplexing about whom he is speaking’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:22 word 13

OET-LV: 22 Therefore the apprentices/followers were _looking among one _another, perplexing about whom he _is _speaking. (JHN_13:22)

OET-RV: 22 This made his apprentices glance around at each other, puzzled about which one he was talking about. (JHN 13:22)

Yhn (Jhn) 13:24 ‘to inquire who it might_be about whom he is speaking’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:24 word 21

OET-LV: 24 Therefore Simōn Petros is _nodding to _this one, to _inquire who wishfully it _might _be about whom he _is _speaking. (JHN_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out who Yeshua had been talking about, (JHN 13:24)

Yhn (Jhn) 15:22 ‘excuse not they are having for the sin of them’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 15:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22 They _were_ not _having sin except not/lest I _came and spoke to _them, but now they _are_ not _having excuse for the sin of _them. (JHN_15:22)

OET-RV: 22 They wouldn’t be considered sinners except that I came and spoke to them, so now they don’t have any excuse for their sin. (JHN 15:22)

Yhn (Jhn) 15:26 ‘is going_out that one will_be testifying concerning me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 15:26 word 28

OET-LV: 26 Whenever the advocate may _come, whom I will _be _sending to _you _all from the father, the spirit of_ the _truth, who is _going _out from the father, that one will _be _testifying concerning me. (JHN_15:26)

OET-RV: 26 “When the assistant arrives that I will send to you all from the father, the spirit of truth coming from the father, he will tell the truth about me. (JHN 15:26)

Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 ‘will_be rebuking the world concerning sin and concerning’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 And having _come, that one will _be _rebuking the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgement, (JHN_16:8)

OET-RV: 8 When he comes, he’ll scold the world about sin and teach them about righteousness and judgement— (JHN 16:8)

Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 ‘concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 And having _come, that one will _be _rebuking the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgement, (JHN_16:8)

OET-RV: 8 When he comes, he’ll scold the world about sin and teach them about righteousness and judgement— (JHN 16:8)

Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 ‘concerning righteousness and concerning judgement’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 16:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 And having _come, that one will _be _rebuking the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgement, (JHN_16:8)

OET-RV: 8 When he comes, he’ll scold the world about sin and teach them about righteousness and judgement— (JHN 16:8)

Key: P=preposition