Periochḗ — G4042
G4042 · Greek — περιοχή
Pronunciation: per-ee-okh-ay'
Definition
feminine noun
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
- an encompassing, compass, circuit
- that which is contained
Usually translated as
place
Occurrences
Periochḗ occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (1)
- Acts 8:32 — The place (περιοχὴ) of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Strong's Lexicon — P