Word study · Greek
períergos
busybodies
Say it: per-EE-er-gos (approximate)
περίεργος
What it means
Meddlesome, a busybody (peri "around" plus ergon "work"). In 5:13, "busybodies." In Acts 19:19, the same word is used for "magic arts." Compare periergazomai in 2 Thessalonians 3:11.
Range of meaning
- BusybodyOne who meddles.
- MeddlingInterfering.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"And busybodies" (5:13).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4021 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources