Acquiring
περιποίησιςStrong’s G4047peripoiēsis
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Peripoiēsis is the Greek word usually translated “obtaining”, “acquired” and “preserving”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “obtaining”, “acquired” and “preserving”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- obtaining 2
- acquired 1
- preserving 1
- possession 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- Hebrews 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ephesians 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Hebrews 10:39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Greek dictionary
περιποίησις peripoiēsis · acquiring
περι-ποίησις, -εως, ἡ (περιποιέω), [in LXX: 2Ch.4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה) Mal.3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Hag.2:10 (9) * ;] 1. preservation: Heb.10:39 (2 Ch, l.with). 2. acquisition, obtaining: 1Th.5:9, 2Th.2:14 (and so perh. Eph.1:14, see infr.). 3. a possession: Eph.1:14 (but see supr., and cf. ICC, in l), 1Pe.2:9 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “acquiring” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ACQUI'RING, participle present
tense Gaining by labor or other means, something that has a degree of permanence in the possessor.
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.