Greek · Strong's G4047 · Noun (feminine)
περιποίησις
peripoiēsis
acquiring
5times used
5verses
5books
How it's translated
- acquired possession1
- obtaining1
- the obtaining1
- the preserving1
- possession1
Definition
περι-ποίησις, -εως, ἡ
(περιποιέω), [in LXX: 2Ch.4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה) Mal.3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Hag.2:10 (9) * ;]
1. preservation: Heb.10:39 (2 Ch, l.with).
2. acquisition, obtaining: 1Th.5:9, 2Th.2:14 (and so perh. Eph.1:14, see infr.).
3. a possession: Eph.1:14 (but see supr., and cf. ICC, in l), 1Pe.2:9 (LXX).†
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Where it appears
- Ephesians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 2 Thessalonians1
- Hebrews1
- 1 Peter1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.