4012. Strong's Dictionary Study 4012. peri {per-ee'}; from the base of 4008; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period): --(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ([there-, where-]) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, [where- ]by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).[ql ~~~~~~