περιφέρω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From περῐ- (perĭ-, around) +‎ φέρω (phérō, carry).

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    περῐφέρω • (perĭphérō)

    1. to carry round, carry about
      1. to move round
      2. to turn round
        • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Life of Marcellus 20
      3. to carry round, publish, make known
      4. to carry to and fro
        • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Life of Caesar 37
      5. to bring round (into one's own power)
        • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Life of Pericles 15
      6. to carry round or back (in thought)
      7. to turn round, make dizzy, turn mad
    2. (intransitive) to survive, endure, hold out
      1. to come round, recover
    3. (passive voice) to go round, revolve
      1. to wander about
        • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, On Hunting 3.5

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • περιφορά (periphorá)
    • συμπεριφέρω (sumperiphérō)

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