Quick Definition
πέριξ Adv round about
Strong's Definition
adverb from 4012; all around, i.e. (as an adjective) circumjacent
KJV Usage: round about
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | περί
83.18 · Spacial Positions · Around, About, Outside
around a position or a series of positions around an area, but not necessarily involving complete encirclement
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πέριξ [on the formative or strengthening & cf. Lob. Paralip. p. 131], adv., fr. Aeschyl. down, round about: αἱ πέριξ πόλεις, the cities round about, the circumjacent cities, Acts v. 16.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πέριξ perix 1x
neighboring, Acts 5:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** πέριξ, adv.,
[in Al.: Le 13:33*;]
round about: αἱ π. πολεῖς, Ac 5:16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πέριξ, “round about ’’ (Ac 518), formerly a nom. sing. (Boisacq p- 772), and rare in Attic prose, cf. PSI IV. 3175 (A.D. 95) πάϊντες οἱ πέριξ, and Aaibel 468! Aalveos στήλη pe πέριξ ἔχει.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πέριξ (perix) — around. πέριξ, strengthened for περί, mostly Ionic dialect Prose and Trag. (in latter usually adverb):
I. preposition, round about, all round, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2. rarely with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.3. commonly with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly before its case, but also after,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. adverb round about, π. ὑπορύσσοντες τὸ τεῖχος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύκλῳ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] circuitously, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rare in Attic dialect Prose, π. πολιορκεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ π. τόπος, οἱ π., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ π. χρόνος, i.e. all times save the present, [NT+4th c.BC+]