Strong’s G4047 · Greek
περιποίησις
peripoíēsis · per-ee-poy'-ay-sis
Origin from περιποιέομαι (G4046);
Meaning acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
In the King James Version obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Ephesians 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 10:39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.