fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(wanderer). In the Bible vagabond has the original meaning of fugitive or wanderer (Gen. 4:12; Psa. 109:10; Acts 19:13).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A term not used opprobriously in scripture, but as signifying a “wanderer”; from the Latin vagabundus (Gen. 4:12,14; Psa. 109:10). In Acts 19:13 the RV has “strolling.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4022 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

περιέρχομαι

Transliteration:

perierchomai

Phonic:

per-ee-er’-khom-ahee

Meaning:

from 4012 and 2064 (including its alternate); to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer

KJV Usage:

fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about