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περιβάλλω G4016
G4016 is the Greek word περιβάλλω, transliterated peribállō. The King James Version most often renders it clothed.
What it means
to throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing).
Where it comes from
from G4012 (περί) and G906 (βάλλω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: array, cast about, clothe(-d me), put on.
Verses using περιβάλλω
All 22 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 6:29 · KJV
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 25:36 · KJV
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:43 · KJV
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mark 14:51 · KJV
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
Mark 16:5 · KJV
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Luke 12:27 · KJV
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luke 19:43 · KJV
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Luke 23:11 · KJV
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
John 19:2 · KJV
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Acts 12:8 · KJV
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Revelation 3:5 · KJV
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Revelation 3:18 · KJV
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Revelation 4:4 · KJV
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Revelation 7:9 · KJV
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Revelation 7:13 · KJV
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Revelation 10:1 · KJV
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Revelation 11:3 · KJV
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 12:1 · KJV
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Revelation 17:4 · KJV
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Revelation 18:16 · KJV
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
Revelation 19:8 · KJV
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Revelation 19:13 · KJV
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Common questions
What does Strong's G4016 mean?
G4016 is the Greek word περιβάλλω (peribállō), meaning to throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing).
How is G4016 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it clothed (9 times), arrayed (4 times), cast (3 times), was (2 times), about (2 times), among others.
How many times does G4016 appear in the Bible?
περιβάλλω (peribállō) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G4016 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G4012 (περί) and G906 (βάλλω).
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