Strong’s
G4021Adjective2 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Acts 19:19περίεργα
And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
- 1 Timothy 5:13περίεργοι
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Abbott-Smith
περίεργος, -ον
I. of persons;
1. over careful.
2. curious, meddling, a busybody: 1Ti.5:13.
II. Of things;
1. over-wrought.
2. superfluous.
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.