περιβάλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περῐ- (perĭ-, around) +‎ βᾰ́λλω (bắllō, to throw).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περῐβᾰ́λλω • (perĭbắllō)

  1. to throw round, about, or over, put on or over
    1. (of clothing) to put on, clothe, dress; in the passive or participle, to be clothed or dressed (in), often with garments such as σινδών (sindṓn)
      • 1 Macc., 10 64:
        περιβεβλημένον αὐτὸν πορφύραν
        peribeblēménon autòn porphúran
        seeing him clothed in purple
      • 50 CE – 100 CE, New Testament, Mk. 14:51:
        νεανίσκος τις … περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα
        neanískos tis … peribeblēménos sindóna
        a certain young man … clothed in a linen garment
      • 50 CE – 100 CE, New Testament, Mk. 16:5:
        νεανίσκον … περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν
        neanískon … peribeblēménon stolḕn leukḗn
        a young man clothed in a white robe
      • Alex.Rom., Rec. β.24–25:
        μέσον δὲ τοῦ ναοῦ ἔκειτο κλίνη χρυσοσφύρητος ἐστρωμένη, ἐν ᾗ ἦν ἀνὴρ περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα βαμβυκίνην … ἦν γὰρ περικεκαλυμμένος
        méson dè toû naoû ékeito klínē khrusosphúrētos estrōménē, en hēî ên anḕr peribeblēménos sindóna bambukínēn … ên gàr perikekalumménos
        in the middle of the temple lay a gold-hammered couch … on which was a man clothed in a cotton linen cloth … for he was completely covered
    2. (figuratively) to put round or upon a person, to invest them with
  2. (reversely, with dative of object) to surround, encompass, enclose with
  3. (with accusative) to encompass, surround
    1. to fetch a compass round, double
  4. (middle voice) to bring into one's power, aim at
    1. to appropriate mentally, comprehend
    2. to cloak or veil in words
  5. to throw beyond, beat in throwing, to beat, excel, surpass

Usage notes

With garments in the accusative, περιβάλλω and its participles regularly denote being clothed or dressed, rather than a literal or technical act of wrapping.

Inflection

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