- Original: περιΐ́στημι - Transliteration: Periistemi - Phonetic: per-ee-is'-tay-mee - Definition: 1. to place around one 2. to stand around a. to turn one's self about for the purpose of avoiding something b. to avoid, shun - Origin: from G4012 and G2476 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4012 and G2476 ; to stand all around that is (near) to be a bystander or (aloof) to keep away from: - avoid shun stand by (round about). Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • about, 1 Act 25:7 • avoid, 1 Titus 3:9 • shun, 1 2 Timothy 2:16