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periballō G4016

περιβάλλω (periballō) means “to clothe” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

περιβάλλω Greek · G4016 23 tagged occurrences in 23 verses

Pronunciation guide: per-ee-bal'-lo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4016

περιβάλλω · periballō · to clothe

περι-βάλλω [in LXX chiefly for כָּסָה pi., also for לָבַשׁ, עָטָה, etc. ;] to throw around or over, put on or over; (a) of siege or defen­sive works: χάρακά σοι, Luk.19:43 (WH, mg.; παρεμβ-, WH, txt.); (b) of clothing, to put on, wrap about, clothe with: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.23:11; with accusative of person(s), Mat.25:36, 38 25:43; with dupl. accusative (not cl.; Bl., § 34, 4), Jhn.19:2; pf. pass., to have wrapped round one: with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Mrk.14:51 16:5, Rev.7:9, 13 10:1 11:3 12:1 17:4 18:16 19:13; with dative of thing(s), Rev.4:4 (WH, txt.; before ἐν, WH, mg.); fut., before ἐν (of. Deu.22:12, Psa.45:9, 13), Rev.3:5. Mid., to clothe oneself, wrap round or put on oneself: absol., Mat.6:29, Luk.12:27, Rev.3:18; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:31, Act.12:8, Rev.19:8.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).

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How translators render G4016

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
clothed in 3
dressed 2
dressed in 2
was adorned 2
clothe you 1
clothing of 1
dressing him in 1
he is dressed in 1
in 1
shall we wear 1
they were wearing 1
was wearing 1
will be dressed 1
wrap 1
wrapped in 1
you clothed 1
you did not clothe 1
you may be clothed 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
clothed 5
arrayed 3
clothed with 3
cast 2
was 2
ye clothed 2
about thee 1
and arrayed 1
arrayed in 1
having 1
he 1
shall be clothed 1
shall cast 1
shall we be clothed 1
she should be arrayed 1
that was clothed 1
they put on 1
thou mayest be clothed 1

Verses containing G4016

Page 1 of 1. 23 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 6:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

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  2. Matthew 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

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  3. Matthew 25:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

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  4. Matthew 25:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

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  5. Matthew 25:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

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  6. Mark 14:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,

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  7. Mark 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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  8. Luke 12:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

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  9. Luke 23:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

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  10. John 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.

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  11. Acts 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

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  12. Revelation 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.

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  13. Revelation 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

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  14. Revelation 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

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  15. Revelation 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

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  16. Revelation 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

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  17. Revelation 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

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  18. Revelation 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

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  19. Revelation 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

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  20. Revelation 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

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  21. Revelation 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

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  22. Revelation 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

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  23. Revelation 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.

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