Know the Word.

Greek word

períoikos

περίοικος

What it means

housed around, i.e. neighboring

housed around, i.e. neighboring (used elliptically as a noun)

Where it comes from

from perí (περί) and oîkos (οἶκος)

How the King James translates it

  • neighbours1

Every place it appears 1

Luke1:58
períoikos — Greek word meaning “housed around, i.e. neighbori”