What does περιποίησις · ψυχή mean in the Bible?
περιποίησις · ψυχή is a Greek phrase meaning "preservation or possession of the soul; salvation".
Greek · G4047, G5590
περιποίησιν ψυχῆς
Acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation · soul
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περιποίησις G4047 acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
Pronunciation peripoíēsis
Possession acquired through God's deliberate action; emphasizes both the obtaining and treasured preservation of what belongs to Him
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ψυχή G5590 soul
Pronunciation psychḗ
The animating life-principle that encompasses will, desires, and affections as the seat of personal identity
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What does περιποίησιν ψυχῆς (peripoiēsin psychēs) mean in the Bible?
περιποίησις · ψυχή is a Greek phrase meaning "preservation or possession of the soul; salvation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4047, G5590?
G4047, G5590 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. preservation or possession of the soul; salvation
Source Gloss
preservation or possession of the soul; salvation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Eph 1:14 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Thess 5:9 · 2 Thess 2:14 · Heb 10:39 · 1 Pet 2:9 4×
Word Origins
περιποίησιν ψυχῆς is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
נֶפֶשׁ nafsho H5315 Related Hebrew
properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
רוּחַ rûaḥ H7307 Related Hebrew
wind ; by resemblance breath , i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation ; figuratively, life , anger , unsubstantiality ; by extension, a region of the sky ; by resemblance spirit , but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
חַי ḥay H2416 Related Hebrew
alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain