Periergos describes intrusive, improper conduct in one setting and magic-related practices in another.

The attested uses divide between intrusive conduct marked by inappropriate speech in 1 Timothy 5:13 and matters connected with magic practices and the books brought for burning in Acts 19:19.

1. Intrusive conduct and improper speech · common

   In 1 Timothy 5:13, the nominative plural feminine form occurs in the description of women going from house to house and saying what they ought not; the APB renders the surrounding clause with “gossips and busybodies.”

   1 Timothy 5:13
2. Magic-related practices · common

   In Acts 19:19, the accusative plural neuter form occurs with those who had practiced magic arts and brought their books together to burn; the APB renders the verse’s activity as “practiced magic arts.”

   Acts 19:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two contexts as “gossips and busybodies” in 1 Timothy 5:13 and “practiced magic arts” in Acts 19:19. These phrases identify the surrounding verse contexts rather than establish an exact English equivalent.