G4019 — Perideō (To Bind Around / To Tie Around)

G4019 · Greek · New Testament

Περιδεω

Perideō

Verb

To Bind Around / To Tie Around

Definition

From peri (around) and deō (to bind). To bind around, to tie around. Used of the cloth wrapped around Lazarus's face when he was raised from the dead.

Usage & Theological Significance

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, Lazarus came out with his face 'wrapped with a cloth' (John 11:44). Jesus commanded: 'Take off the grave clothes and let him go.' This vivid detail pictures the believer's need to be freed from the remnants of death even after receiving new life. Salvation brings life; sanctification removes the grave clothes.

Key Bible Verses

John 11:44 The dead man came out, His hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around His face. Jesus said to them, 'Take off the grave clothes and let Him go.'

John 11:43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die.'

Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.

Ephesians 4:22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.

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