- Original: περίεργος - Transliteration: Periergos - Phonetic: per-ee'-er-gos - Definition: 1. busy about trifles and neglectful of important matters a. esp. busy about other folks' affairs, a busybody b. of things: impertinent and superfluous 1. of magic arts - Origin: from G4012 and G2041 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From G4012 and G2041 ; working all around that is officious (meddlesome neuter plural magic): - busybody curious arts. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • arts, 1 Act 19:19 • busybodies, 1 1 Timothy 5:13