What does περιποιέομαι (peripoiéomai) mean in the Bible?
περιποιέομαι (peripoiéomai): To preserve or gain something by deliberate action, emphasizing possession acquired for oneself.
Greek · G4046
περιποιέομαι
To gain
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περιποιέομαιG4046
Pronunciationperipoiéomai
What does περιποιέομαι (peripoiéomai) mean in the Bible?
περιποιέομαι (peripoiéomai): To preserve or gain something by deliberate action, emphasizing possession acquired for oneself.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4046?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include acquire (1), He purchased (1), to save (1).
Where does περιποιέομαι (peripoiéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:33. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itacquire1×1 Timothy 3:13
He purchased1×Acts 20:28
to save1×Luke 17:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 17:33
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1Acts11 Timothy1
Source forms
περιεποιήσατο1xperiepoiēsatoActs 20:28
περιποιήσασθαι1xperipoiēsasthaiLuke 17:33
περιποιοῦνται1xperipoiountai1 Timothy 3:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 20:28
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle1xLuke 17:33
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1x1 Timothy 3:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To preserve or gain something by deliberate action, emphasizing possession acquired for oneself.
Strong'sG4046
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 17:33Source Gloss
to gain
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To preserve or gain something by deliberate action, emphasizing possession acquired for oneself.
to make to remain over, preserve. Mid.
ato keep or save for oneself: τ. ψυχήν (cf. Xen., Cyr., iv, 4, 10; Arist., Pol., v, 11, 30), Luk.17:33;
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 20:28Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
περιεποιήσατοperiepoihsato
I acquire, purchase
Read verse1 Timothy 3:13Verb Third Person Plural Present Middle Indicative
περιποιοῦνται,peripoiountai
I acquire, purchase
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist MiddleLuke 17:331×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist MiddleActs 20:281×
Present Middle1 Tim 3:131×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present1
Voice
middle3
Mood
indicative2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
to preserve or keep one's life for oneself, reflexive sense
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Word Origins
περιποιέομαι is built from these roots:
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