περίεργος
periergos · magic, busybody
Greek word · Strong’s number G4021 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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periergos (περίεργος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “magic, busybody”.
Magic, occult arts; also a busybody, one who meddles in what is not his business.
How to say it
pe·ri·er·gos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Meddling in matters that are none of one's business.
- Secret practices using spells to control hidden powers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- busybodies ×1
- magic ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 19:19
And a number of those who had practiced magic brought together their books and were burning them before everyone; and they counted up their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
- 1 Timothy 5:13
And at the same time they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.