"περι-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See περι- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: peri- [romanization]
Etymology: From περί (perí, “about, around”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|περί>around|id=around}} Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} περι- • (peri-)
  1. around, about Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-περι--grc-prefix-ZyVxxDy0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        },
        {
          "text": "περι- (peri-) + τρέχω (trékhō, “run”) → περιτρέχω (peritrékhō, “run around”)",
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        }
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