περιΐστημι
periḯstēmi
“to stand all around, i.e. (near) to be a bystander, or (aloof) to keep away from”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to stand all around, i.e. (near) to be a bystander, or (aloof) to keep away from
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to place around; intrans. 2 aor. περιέστην, perf. part. περιεστώς, to stand around, Jn. 11:42; Acts 25:7; mid. to keep aloof from, avoid, shun, 2 Tim. 2:16; Tit. 3:9*
Translated in KJV as
avoidshunstand by (round about)
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