adjective
periousios
Greekπεριούσιος (periousios)
Strong’sG4041
costly, specially chosen
stem periousi-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† περιούσιος, -ον
(< περίειμι, to be over and above), [in LXX: Ex 19:5 23:22, De 7:6 14:2 26:18 (סְגֻלָּה, עַם ם׳)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4041 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidper-ee-oo'-see-os
being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own)
Fromfrom the present participle feminine of a compound of 4012 and G1510;
King Jamespeculiar.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | periousios | periousias | periousiem | periousiois | periousiais | periousieim |
| object accusative | periousion1×περιούσιον | periousian | periousioin | periousiain | ||
| direct address vocative | periousior | periousiar | periousioir | periousiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | periousiou | periousiau | periousieu | periousioiu | periousiaiu | periousieiu |
| to, for dative | periousio | periousia | periousie | periousioi | periousiai | periousiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
periousi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
periousion“possession”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 2:14“possession”hos dōata heauton huper nu hina lutreteia nin apo pantau anomiau kai katharizateia heauto laon periousion, zēlōton kaleiu ergeiu.He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.