περί
περίprepw.acc., gen.dat.sts. following its nounw. anastrophe of the accent, e.g. ἄστυ πέρι around the town Il. for Aeol. [περί] see [ὑπέρ]Aspace or locationon all sides ofaround, all around
w.acc.places, thingsHom.w.gen.a caveref. to a vine growingOd.ref. to placing or wearing weapons, clothing, or sim.around, over
w.acc.dat.a part of the bodyHom.w.gen.AR. ref. to a snake coilingapp.around in
w.dat.its lairIl. ref. to blood spurtingaround
w.dat.a speari.e. its pointIl.ref. to standing as a protectorover
w.dat.a fallen warrior, young animalIl. Ar.mock-oracleref. to falling or lyingon top of
w.dat.a corpseS. E.ref. to falling and striking one's headon
w.dat.a stoneAr.ref. to falling or being impaledupon
w.dat.a weaponIl. Pi. S.in the vicinity ofround about, near, beside, by
w.acc.places, thingsHom.as adv.all around, round about
Il. in
w.acc.a countryHdt.one's soulref. to rejoicingPi.for pleon. combinations [ἀμφὶ περί], [περί τ’ ἀμφί τε], [περὶ ... ἀμφί] see[ἀμφί] A 10Bmovt. ref. to circlingaroundall around
w.acc.persons, places, thingsHom.aroundwithin the confines of
w.acc.an islandOd.Caccompaniment grouped aboutin the company of, with, following
w.acc.a leader, teacher, or sim.Th. Pl. X.freq. those in the company of is equiv. to someone and his company, e.g. οἱ περὶ Ἀρχίαν πολέμαρχοι Archias and his fellow polemarchs X.Dtime approximately ataround
w.acc.a point in timeHdt. Th. X.Epurpose ref. to fighting, competing, running riskson account offor the sake of, over, for
w.gen.someone or sthg.Hom.Fcause ref. to being afraid, concerned, confident, or sim.on account of, because of, over
w.gen.dat.someone or sthg.Hom.ref. to collapsing or failingon account of
w.dat.someoneHdt. Th.see [πταίω] 2through, out of
w.dat.fearA. Pi.delighthHom.painAR.by reason of
w.dat.one's honoured statusPi.Gvalue or worthref. to reckoning someone or sthg., in terms of esteem or importance, esp.w. [ποιεῖσθαι]worth
w.gen.much, little, nothing, or sim.Hdt. Th. Att.orats.see[ἐλάσσων] 7, [ἐλάχιστος] 4, [μικρός] 12, [πᾶς] 9, [πλεῖστος] 6, [πολύς] 8Hsuperiority above, beyond
w.gen.all or othersHom. Hes. Pi. AR. Theoc.as adv.surpassingly, exceedingly
Hom. AR.Iapproximation approximatelyabout, around
w.acc.a certain numberTh. X.Jspecification ref. to hearing, speaking, knowing, or sim.about
w.gen.someone or sthg.Od.in the matter ofin respect of, with regard to, concerning
w.acc.gen.someone or sthg.Pi. Hdt. Antipho Th.ref. to being occupiedwith
w.acc.an activityHom.
ShortDef
around, round about with gen., dat., and acc.
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Ar.<LblR>mock-oracle</LblR></Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><Indic>ref. to falling or lying</Indic><Tr>on top of</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>a corpse<Au>S. E.</Au></Cmpl><advS2><Indic>ref. to falling and striking one's head</Indic><Tr>on</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>a stone<Au>Ar.</Au></Cmpl></advS2><advS2><Indic>ref. to falling or being impaled</Indic><Tr>upon</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>a weapon<Au>Il. Pi. S.</Au></Cmpl></advS2></advS1><advS1><Def>in the vicinity of</Def><Tr>round about, near, beside, by</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>places, things<Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl><advS2><Indic>as adv.</Indic><Tr>all around, round about</Tr><Au>Il.</Au></advS2></advS1> <advS1><Tr>in</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>a country<Au>Hdt.</Au></Cmpl><Cmpl>one's soul<Expl>ref. to rejoicing</Expl><Au>Pi.</Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><XR>for pleon. combinations <Ref>ἀμφὶ περί</Ref>, <Ref>περί τ’ ἀμφί τε</Ref>, <Ref>περὶ ... ἀμφί</Ref> see<Ref>ἀμφί</Ref> A 10</XR></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>B</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>movt.</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Indic>ref. to circling</Indic><Tr>around<or/>all around</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>persons, places, things<Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><Tr>around<Expl>within the confines of</Expl></Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>an island<Au>Od.</Au></Cmpl></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>C</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>accompaniment</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Def>grouped about</Def><Tr>in the company of, with, following</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>a leader, teacher, or sim.<Au>Th. Pl. X.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl><XR>freq. <ital>those in the company of</ital> is equiv. to <ital>someone and his company</ital>, e.g. <Gr>οἱ περὶ Ἀρχίαν πολέμαρχοι</Gr> <ital>Archias and his fellow polemarchs</ital> <Au>X.</Au></XR></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>D</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>time</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Def>approximately at</Def><Tr>around</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>a point in time<Au>Hdt. Th. X.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>E</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>purpose</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Indic>ref. to fighting, competing, running risks</Indic><Def>on account of</Def><Tr>for the sake of, over, for</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>F</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>cause</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Indic>ref. to being afraid, concerned, confident, or sim.</Indic><Tr>on account of, because of, over</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.<or/>dat.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><Indic>ref. to collapsing or failing</Indic><Tr>on account of</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>someone<Au>Hdt. Th.</Au></Cmpl><XR>see <Ref>πταίω</Ref> 2</XR></advS1><advS1><Tr>through, out of</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>fear<Au>A. Pi.</Au></Cmpl><Cmpl>delight<Au>hHom.</Au></Cmpl><Cmpl>pain<Au>AR.</Au></Cmpl><advS2><Tr>by reason of</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>one's honoured status<Au>Pi.</Au></Cmpl></advS2></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>G</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>value or worth</Lbl></Case></FG><advS1><Indic>ref. to reckoning someone or sthg., in terms of esteem or importance, esp.w. <Ref>ποιεῖσθαι</Ref></Indic><Tr>worth</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>much, little, nothing, or sim.<Au>Hdt. Th. Att.orats.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl><XR>see<Ref>ἐλάσσων</Ref> 7, <Ref>ἐλάχιστος</Ref> 4, <Ref>μικρός</Ref> 12, <Ref>πᾶς</Ref> 9, <Ref>πλεῖστος</Ref> 6, <Ref>πολύς</Ref> 8</XR></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>H</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>superiority</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Tr>above, beyond</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>all or others<Au>Hom. Hes. Pi. AR. Theoc.</Au></Cmpl><advS2><Indic>as adv.</Indic><Tr>surpassingly, exceedingly</Tr><Au>Hom. AR.</Au></advS2></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>I</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>approximation</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Def>approximately</Def><Tr>about, around</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>a certain number<Au>Th. X.</Au></Cmpl></advS1></NPS><NPS><Lbl><bold>J</bold></Lbl><FG><Case><Lbl>specification</Lbl></Case></FG> <advS1><Indic>ref. to hearing, speaking, knowing, or sim.</Indic><Tr>about</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>Od.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><Def>in the matter of</Def><Tr>in respect of, with regard to, concerning</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.<or/>gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>Pi. Hdt. Antipho Th.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1><advS1><Indic>ref. to being occupied</Indic><Tr>with</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc.</GLbl>an activity<Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></advS1></NPS> </FE>", 'key': 'περί'}