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περιποίησις

peripoiēsisacquiringHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences5 books5 verses

Definition

περι-ποίησις, -εως, ἡ

(περιποιέω), [in LXX: 2 Chronicles 4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה) Malachi 3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Haggai 2:10 (9) * ;]

1. preservation: Hebrews 10:39 (2 Ch, l.with).

2. acquisition, obtaining: 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:14 (and so perh. Ephesians 1:14, see infr.).

3. a possession: Ephesians 1:14 (but see supr., and cf. ICC, in l), 1 Peter 2:9 (LXX).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Ephesians 1:14περιποιήσεως · [God’s] possession
    …who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:9περιποίησιν · obtain
    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:14περιποίησιν · you may share in
    To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  4. Hebrews 10:39περιποίησιν · preserve
    But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
  5. 1 Peter 2:9περιποίησιν · possession
    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.