περίκειται

períkeimai

were hung

To surround, encircle, be placed or situated around something; to be wrapped or adorned with, especially in the sense of something tightly or closely encircling. In figurative usage, to be beset, burdened, or weighed down (especially by something encircling or enveloping, such as clothing, chains, or abstract burdens). The primary meaning involves physical placement around an object or person, with secondary senses of restriction, adornment, or encumbrance.

G4029

Mark 9:42 · Word #18

Lexicon G4029

Lemmaπερίκειμαι
Transliterationperíkeimai
Strong'sG4029
DefinitionTo surround, encircle, be placed or situated around something; to be wrapped or adorned with, especially in the sense of something tightly or closely encircling. In figurative usage, to be beset, burdened, or weighed down (especially by something encircling or enveloping, such as clothing, chains, or abstract burdens). The primary meaning involves physical placement around an object or person, with secondary senses of restriction, adornment, or encumbrance.

Morphology V PRS MID IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewere hung
Literalis-hung-around

Lexical Info

Lemmaπερίκειμαι
Strong'sG4029

SIBI-P1 Translation G4029-03

is wrapped around

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing state), middle voice (subject involved in or affected by the action), indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present middle indicative, third person singular, expresses a current state of being placed around or encircling. "Is wrapped around" preserves the root sense of lying or being set around, while reflecting the middle voice’s stative, self-involved nuance.

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