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Lexicon :: Strong's G4047 - peripoiēsis

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περιποίησις
Transliteration
peripoiēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
per-ee-poy'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

περιποίησις peripoíēsis, per-ee-poy'-ay-sis; from G4046; acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation:—obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4047 in the following manner: purchased possession (1x), to obtain (with G1519) (1x), obtaining (1x), saving (1x), peculiar (with G1519) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4047 in the following manner: purchased possession (1x), to obtain (with G1519) (1x), obtaining (1x), saving (1x), peculiar (with G1519) (1x).

  1. a preserving, a preservation

  2. possession, one's own property

  3. an obtaining

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περιποίησις peripoíēsis, per-ee-poy'-ay-sis; from G4046; acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation:—obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.
STRONGS G4047:
περιποίησις, περιποιήσεως, ἡ (περιποιέω);
1. a preserving, preservation: εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς, to the preserving of the soul, namely, that it may be made partaker of eternal salvation (A. V. unto the saving of the soul), Hebrews 10:39 (Plato, deff., p. 415 c.).
2. possession, one's own property: 1 Peter 2:9 (Isaiah 43:20f); Ephesians 1:14 (on this passive see ἀπολύτρωσις, 2):
3. an obtaining: with a genitive of the thing to be obtained, 1 Thessalonians 5:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:14.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
43:20
Ephesians
1:14
1 Thessalonians
5:9
2 Thessalonians
2:14
Hebrews
10:39
1 Peter
2:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4047 matches the Greek περιποίησις (peripoiēsis),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:14 - who is the guarantee[fn] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,[fn] to the praise of his glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:14 - To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:39 - But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:9 - But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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