verb

peripoiemō

Greekπεριποιέομαι (peripoieomai)

Strong’sG4046

I acquire, purchase

stem peripoi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

gain1×make … secure1×obtained1×

What it means

περι-ποιέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for חיה pi., hi., etc.;]

to make to remain over, preserve. Mid.,

(a) to keep or save for oneself: τ. ψυχήν (cf. Xen., Cyr., iv, 4, 10; Arist., Pol., v, 11, 30), Lk 17:33;

(b) to get or gain for oneself, get possession of (Thuc., Xen., al.): Ac 20:28, I Ti 3:13.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4046 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee-poy-eh'-om-ahee

to make around oneself, i.e. acquire (buy)

Frommiddle voice from G4012 and G4160;

King Jamespurchase.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
peripoielōπεριποιοῦνται	happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural	gain	1×
peripoietaπεριεποιήσατο	happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular	obtained	1×
peripoieraπεριποιήσασθαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive	make … secure	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	peripoiemō	peripoieme	peripoiemi	peripoiema	peripoiemē	peripoiemelē
you 2nd person singular	peripoiesō	peripoiese	peripoiesi	peripoiesa	peripoiesē	peripoieselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peripoietō	peripoiete	peripoieti	peripoieta1×περιεποιήσατο	peripoietē	peripoietelē
we 1st person plural	peripoienō	peripoiene	peripoieni	peripoiena	peripoienē	peripoienelē
ye 2nd person plural	peripoievō	peripoieve	peripoievi	peripoieva	peripoievē	peripoievelē
they 3rd person plural	peripoielō1×περιποιοῦνται	peripoiele	peripoieli	peripoiela	peripoielē	peripoielelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	peripoiemeiō	peripoiemeia	peripoiemeiē
you 2nd person singular	peripoieseiō	peripoieseia	peripoieseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peripoieteiō	peripoieteia	peripoieteiē
we 1st person plural	peripoieneiō	peripoieneia	peripoieneiē
ye 2nd person plural	peripoieveiō	peripoieveia	peripoieveiē
they 3rd person plural	peripoieleiō	peripoieleia	peripoieleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	peripoiesōr	peripoiesar	peripoiesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peripoietōr	peripoietar	peripoietēr
ye 2nd person plural	peripoievōr	peripoievar	peripoievēr
they 3rd person plural	peripoielōr	peripoielar	peripoielēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	peripoiemoiō	peripoiemoia
you 2nd person singular	peripoiesoiō	peripoiesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peripoietoiō	peripoietoia
we 1st person plural	peripoienoiō	peripoienoia
ye 2nd person plural	peripoievoiō	peripoievoia
they 3rd person plural	peripoieloiō	peripoieloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	peripoierō	peripoieri	peripoiera1×περιποιήσασθαι	peripoierē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	peripoierōtos	peripoieritos	peripoieratos	peripoierētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

peripoistem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

peripoi 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

peripoielō“gain”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

1 Timothy 3:13“gain”tois gar kalōs diakonaratois bathmon heautoi kalon peripoielō kai pollan parrēsian en pistia ta en Christo Iēso.For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

peripoieta“obtained”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 20:28“obtained”prosechavōr heautoi kai pante te poimnie, en he vin tem pneumem tem hagiem titheta episkopoin, poimainarō tan ekklēsan tou theou, han peripoieta dia teu haimeu teu idieu.Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

peripoiera“make … secure”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×

Luke 17:33“make … secure”hos ean zētateia tan psuchan autou peripoiera apolluati autan, hos de an apolluateia zōogonati autan.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.