- Original: περιοχή - Transliteration: Perioche - Phonetic: per-ee-okh-ay' - Definition: 1. an encompassing, compass, circuit 2. that which is contained a. the contents of any writing - Origin: from G4023 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G4023 ; a being held around that is (concretely) a passage (of Scripture as circumscribed): - place. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • place, 1 Act 8:32