4047. peripoiésis

Strong's Concordance

peripoiésis: preservation, acquisition

Original Word: περιποίησις, εως, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: peripoiésis
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-poy'-ay-sis)
Definition: preservation, acquisition
Usage: acquiring, obtaining, possessing, possession, ownership.

HELPS Word-studies

4047 peripoíēsis (from 4012 /perí, "all-around" and 4160 /poiéō, "make") – properly, make one's own; completely obtain, i.e. as a full possession (to real advantage, LS) – literally, "for abundant (all-around) gain."

[4047 (peripoíēsis) originally meant, " 'a making to remain over and above'; hence, 'preservation; preservation for one's self; acquisition; the thing acquired, or a possession' " (WS, 847); that is, "acquiring, obtaining, possessing, ownership" (Souter).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from peripoieó
Definition
preservation, acquisition
NASB Translation
gain (1), obtaining (1), possession (2), preserving (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4047: περιποίησις

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.

STRONGS NT 4047a: περιρραίνωπεριρραίνω (Tdf. περιραίνω, with one rho ῥ; see Rho): perfect passive participle, περιρεραμμενος (cf. Mu); (περί and ῤαίνω to sprinkle); to sprinkle around, besprinkle: ἱμάτιον, passive, Revelation 19:13 Tdf. (others, βεβαμμένον (except WH ῥεραντισμενον, see ῤαντίζω, and their Appendix at the passage)). (Aristophanes, Menander, Philo, Plutarch, others; the Sept..)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

acquisition, possession

From peripoieomai; acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation -- obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.

see GREEK peripoieomai

Forms and Transliterations

περιποιησεως περιποιήσεως περιποιησιν περιποίησιν περιπόλια περιπόρφυρα περίπτερα περίπτερον περιπτώματι περιρραίνων περιρρανεί περιρρανείς peripoieseos peripoiēseōs peripoiḗseos peripoiḗseōs peripoiesin peripoiēsin peripoíesin peripoíēsin

Englishman's Concordance

Ephesians 1:14 N-GFS
GRK: ἀπολύτρωσιν τῆς περιποιήσεως εἰς ἔπαινον
NAS: to the redemption of [God's own] possession, to the praise
KJV: the redemption of the purchased possession, unto
INT: [the] redemption of the acquired possession to praise

1 Thessalonians 5:9 N-AFS
GRK: ἀλλὰ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ
NAS: us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation
KJV: but to obtain salvation by
INT: but for obtaining salvation through

2 Thessalonians 2:14 N-AFS
GRK: ἡμῶν εἰς περιποίησιν δόξης τοῦ
NAS: our gospel, that you may gain the glory
KJV: to the obtaining of the glory
INT: of us to [the] obtaining of [the] glory of the

Hebrews 10:39 N-AFS
GRK: πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς
NAS: but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
KJV: to the saving of the soul.
INT: of faith to preserving [the] soul

1 Peter 2:9 N-AFS
GRK: λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν ὅπως τὰς
NAS: A PEOPLE FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so
INT: a people for a possession that the

Strong's Greek 4047
5 Occurrences

περιποιήσεως — 1 Occ.
περιποίησιν — 4 Occ.