Special
περιούσιοςStrong’s G4041periousios
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Periousios is the Greek word usually translated “specially chosen”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
Meaning
Usually translated “specially chosen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- specially chosen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Titus 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
περιούσιος periousios · special
περιούσιος, -ον (περίειμι, to be over and above), [in LXX: Exo.19:5 23:22, Deu.7:6 14:2 26:18 (סְגֻלָּה, עַם)* ;] one's own, of one's own possession: λαὸς π. (cf. LXX, ll. with), Tit.2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “special” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPECIAL, noun
A particular. [Not Used.]
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.