What does περιποίησις (peripoíēsis) mean in the Bible?
περιποίησις (peripoíēsis): Possession acquired through God's deliberate action; emphasizes both the obtaining and treasured preservation of what belongs to Him
Greek · G4047
περιποίησις
Acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
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περιποίησιςG4047
Pronunciationperipoíēsis
What does περιποίησις (peripoíēsis) mean in the Bible?
περιποίησις (peripoíēsis): Possession acquired through God's deliberate action; emphasizes both the obtaining and treasured preservation of what belongs to Him
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4047?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God’s] possession (1), obtain (1), possession (1), preserve (1), you may share in (1).
Where does περιποίησις (peripoíēsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 1:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (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 It[God’s] possession1×Ephesians 1:14
obtain1×1 Thessalonians 5:9
possession1×1 Peter 2:9
preserve1×Hebrews 10:39
you may share in1×2 Thessalonians 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Ephesians 1:14περιποιήσεωςto[God’s] possessionNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular1 Thessalonians 5:9περιποίησινtoobtainNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular2 Thessalonians 2:14περιποίησινtoyou may share inNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularHebrews 10:39περιποίησινtopreserveNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular1 Peter 2:9περιποίησινtopossessionNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEphesians 1:14
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Ephesians11 Thessalonians12 Thessalonians1Hebrews11 Peter1
Source forms
περιποίησιν4xperipoiēsin1 Thessalonians 5:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, Hebrews 10:39, 1 Peter 2:9
περιποιήσεως1xperipoiēseōsEphesians 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular4x1 Thessalonians 5:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, Hebrews 10:39, 1 Peter 2:9
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xEphesians 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Possession acquired through God's deliberate action; emphasizes both the obtaining and treasured preservation of what belongs to Him
Strong'sG4047
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 1:14Source Gloss
acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Possession acquired through God's deliberate action; emphasizes both the obtaining and treasured preservation of what belongs to Him
(περιποιέω), [in LXX: 2Ch.4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה) Mal.3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Hag.2:10 (9) * ;]
1preservation: Heb.10:39 (2 Ch, l.with).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 1:14Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
περιποιήσεως,peripoihsewv
obtaining, possessing, possession
Read verse1 Thessalonians 5:9Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
περιποίησινperipoihsin
obtaining, possessing, possession
Read verse2 Thessalonians 2:14Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
περιποίησινperipoihsin
obtaining, possessing, possession
Read verseHebrews 10:39Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
περιποίησινperipoihsin
obtaining, possessing, possession
Read verse1 Peter 2:9Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
περιποίησιν,peripoihsin
obtaining, possessing, possession
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 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 patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineEph 1:141×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Thess 5:9 · 2 Thess 2:14 · Heb 10:39 · 1 Pet 2:94×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The Holy Spirit as a pledge or guarantee of our future inheritance and redemption
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Word Origins
περιποίησις is built from this root:
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