Quick Definition
περιπείρω v. I pierce through
Strong's Definition
from 4012 and the base of 4008; to penetrate entirely, i.e. transfix (figuratively)
KJV Usage: pierce through
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πείρω (pierce through)
90.73 · Case · Experiencer
to undergo, to experience to experience something which is adverse and severe
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περι-πείρω: 1 aor. περιέπειρα ; to pierce through [see περί, IIL. 3): τινὰ ξίφεσι, δόρατι, ete., Diod., Joseph., Plut., Leian., al.; metaph. ἑαυτὸν . . . ὀδύναις, to torture one’s soul with sorrows, 1 Tim. vi. 10 (ἀνηκέστοις κακοῖς, Philo in Flace. § 1).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
περιπείρω peripeirō 1x
to put on a spit, transfix; met. to pierce, wound deeply, 1 Tim. 6:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† περι-πείρω, to put on a spit, hence, to pierce: metaph., ἑαυτὸν . . . ὀδύναις, I Ti 6:10.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
περιπείρω. For the metaph. use of this verb“ pierce” in 1 Tim 610, cf. Philo πε. 1 (ed. Cohn) ἀνηκέστοις περιέπειρε κακοῖς, and the other passages cited by Wetstein from late Greek.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
περιπείρω (peripeirō) — to pierce. περιπείρω, put on a spit, π. τι περὶ λόγχην [Refs 1st c.AD+]: metaphorically, pierce, ἑαυτοὺς π. ὀδύναις [NT]:—passive, to be spitted or pierced, ξίφεσι καὶ λόγχαις [Refs 1st c.BC+]: metaphorically, to become entangled, δυσαναπορεύτοις βαράθροις περιπαρέντες [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. run into, τοὺς ὀδόντας τῇ δειρῇ [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, ἄγκιστρα περιπαρέντα τοῖς ἰχθύσι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]