Perikukloo describes enemies encircling a city in a coming siege.

Its sole attested use describes hostile forces encircling a city as part of an approaching siege.

1. Encircling in a hostile siege · dominant

   In Luke 19:43, the future active indicative plural form occurs in the warning that enemies will set up a barricade and close in from every side; the APB renders the clause "surround you and hem you in on every side."

   Luke 19:43

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 19:43, the APB presents the action with "surround you" within a description of enemies hemming the city in on every side. The precise contribution of the term cannot be isolated beyond this encircling context.