περιΐστημιperiḯstēmi
GreekG40264 occurrences (KJV)
to stand all around, i.e. (near) to be a bystander, or (aloof) to keep away from
KJV renders it: avoid, shun, stand by (round about)
Where it appears
- John 11:42I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
- Acts 25:7When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
- 2 Tim 2:16But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,
- Titus 3:9but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.