verb
peripoiomō
Strong’sG4046
I acquire, purchase
stem peripoi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
περι-ποιέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for חיה pi., hi., etc.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cause to remain over and above, keep safe, preserve, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ κακῶν καὶ πολέμου ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς π. Refs
2 of money, food, etc., save up, lay by, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῶν προσόδων part of the revenues, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 obtain a net product or residue, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 generally, procure, secure, achieve, lay up, αἰσχύνην τῇ πόλει Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλὰ καὶ μεγάλα τῶν συμφερόντων τῇ πατρίδι Refs 1st c.BC+; δυναστείας ἑαυτοῖς Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ πράγματα ἐς ἑαυτοὺς π. get things into their own hands, Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, keep or save for oneself, [τὸ παιδίον] Refs 5th c.BC+; compass, acquire, gain possession of, δύναμιν, ἰσχύν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑαυτῷ ὄνομα καὶ δύναμιν π. LXX+5th c.BC+; [ἐκκλησίαν] διὰ τοῦ αἵματος NT; saue, τοσαῦτα ὥστε καὶ πλουτεῖν LXX+5th c.BC+; make gain, ἀπό τινος Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, χρήματα περιποιηθησόμενα Refs
II.2 in sense of active 1.1, frequently in LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| peripoiolōπεριποιοῦνται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiomō | peripoiome | peripoiomē | peripoiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiosō | peripoiose | peripoiosē | peripoioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoiotō | peripoiote | peripoiotē | peripoiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | peripoionō | peripoione | peripoionē | peripoionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoiovō | peripoiove | peripoiovē | peripoiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoiolō1×περιποιοῦνται | peripoiole | peripoiolē | peripoiolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiemi | peripoiema |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiesi | peripoiesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoieti | peripoieta1×περιεποιήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | peripoieni | peripoiena |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoievi | peripoieva |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoieli | peripoiela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiomeiō | peripoiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoioseiō | peripoioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoioteiō | peripoioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | peripoioneiō | peripoioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoioveiō | peripoioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoioleiō | peripoioleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoieseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoieteia |
| we 1st person plural | peripoieneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoieveia |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoieleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiosōr | peripoiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoiotōr | peripoiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoiovōr | peripoiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoiolōr | peripoiolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoietar |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoievar |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoielar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | peripoionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoioloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peripoiemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | peripoiesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peripoietoia |
| we 1st person plural | peripoienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | peripoievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | peripoieloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | peripoiorō | peripoiorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peripoieri | peripoiera1×περιποιήσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | peripoiorōntos | peripoiorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peripoierintos | peripoierantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
peripoiolō“gain”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 3:13“gain”… gar kalōs diakonarantois bathmon heautoi kalon peripoiolō kai pollan parrēsian en pistia ta …For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in …
peripoieta“obtained”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 20:28“obtained”… poimanarō tan ekklēsan tou theou, han peripoieta dia teu haimeu teu idieu.… 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 apolati autan, hos de an apolateia …Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life …