#52 · 333× in the NT · preposition

περί + accusative

around, about (place)

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τοὺς περὶ αὐτὸν κύκλῳ καθημένους
those sitting around him in a circle
Mark 3:34 · dictionary form
ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ
a leather belt around his waist
Matt 3:4 · + acc.
ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον
in the region around that place
Acts 28:7 · + acc.

Preposition + accusative

Spatial: around a person or place. This card is accusative only.

περί + accusative = around (space). τοὺς περὶ αὐτόν = those around him.