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Absence

ἀπουσίαStrong’s G0666

apousia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Apousia is the Greek word usually translated “absence”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
Philippians 2:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “absence”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • absence 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Philippians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀπουσία apousia · absence

    ἀπουσία, -ας, ἡ (ἄπειμι); 1. absence (Æsch., Thuc.): Php.2:12, 2. deficiency, waste (MM, s.v).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “absence” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    AB'SENCE, noun

    [Latin absens, from absum, abesse, to be away; ab and sum.]

    1. A state of being at a distance in place, or not in company.
    2. Want; destitution; implying no previous presence. 'In the absence of conventional law.'
    3. In law, non-appearance; a not being in court to answer.
    4. Heedlessness; inattention to things present. absence of mind is the attention of the mind to a subject which does not occupy the rest of the company, and which draws the mind from things or objects which are present, to others distant or foreign.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.