περί
See also: περι-, περί-, and πέρι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- πέρι (péri) – initial-stressed form
- περ᾽ (per᾽) – apocope: elision
- περ (per) – Thessalian, Delphic
- παρ (par) – Elean
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *peri. Cognates include Sanskrit परि (pári), Latin per, Lithuanian per, English for, and Albanian për.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pe.rí/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /peˈri/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /peˈri/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /peˈri/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /peˈri/
Preposition
περῐ́ • (perí) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)
- (+ genitive)
- about, concerning, because of
- (+ dative)
- around, for, about
- (+ accusative)
- around (both in the circular sense and close proximity sense), near, about
Derived terms
- περίζωμα (perízōma)
- περισσός (perissós)
Descendants
- Greek: περί (perí)
- → Dutch: peri-
- → English: peri-
- → Finnish: peri-
- → French: péri-
- → Italian: peri-
- → Spanish: peri-
References
- “περί”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “περί”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “περί”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- περί in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- περί in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “περί”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G4012 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- περί in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- about idem, page 2.
- allude to idem, page 25.
- allusion idem, page 25.
- around idem, page 40.
- busily idem, page 106.
- busy idem, page 106.
- coil idem, page 142.
- concerning idem, page 155.
- endanger idem, page 272.
- engage idem, page 274.
- fear idem, page 312.
- for idem, page 334.
- hazard idem, page 389.
- imperil idem, page 420.
- jeopardise idem, page 462.
- kick idem, page 468.
- mention idem, page 524.
- near idem, page 553.
- nearly idem, page 553.
- negotiate idem, page 555.
- occupy idem, page 568.
- of idem, page 569.
- over idem, page 584.
- pore over idem, page 627.
- record idem, page 681.
- reform idem, page 685.
- respect idem, page 703.
- respecting idem, page 703.
- revolutionise idem, page 711.
- risk idem, page 717.
- round idem, page 722.
- stake idem, page 809.
- study idem, page 829.
- towards idem, page 884.
- venture idem, page 947.
- wind idem, page 980.
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈɾi/
Preposition
περί • (perí)
- (mathematics) about, approximately
- περί τις πεντακόσιες δραχμές
- perí tis pentakósies drachmés
- about five hundred drachmas
- about, concerning
- Δεν ήξερα περί τίνος πρόκειται.
- Den íxera perí tínos prókeitai.
- I didn't know what it was about.
Usage notes
- In the second sense, the noun following this preposition always uses the genitive case.
Synonyms
- (approximately): περίπου (perípou)
- (concerning): για (gia)
Further reading
- περί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.