Definition

to penetrate entirely, i.e. transfix (figuratively)

Etymology

from G4012 (περί) and the base of G4008 (πέραν);

Word family

• περί perí
• πέραν péran

How the KJV renders it

• pierce through

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.