peripeiro describes people inflicting many griefs upon themselves through their pursuit of money.

Its sole attested use describes people who, in pursuing money, bring many griefs upon themselves.

1. Inflicting griefs upon oneself · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 6:10, the aorist active indicative plural form occurs of those who reach after money and wander away from the faith; the APB renders the resulting clause, "have pierced themselves with many griefs."

   1 Timothy 6:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 6:10, the APB presents the clause as "have pierced themselves with many griefs." This rendering confirms the clause's overall image rather than isolating each lexical contribution.