King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4041
Transliteration: periousios
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-oo'-see-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: of one's own possession
Meaning: of one's own possession
περιούσιος, περιούσιον (from περιων, περιουσα, participle of the verb περίειμι, to be over and above — see ἐπιούσιος; hence, περιουσία, abundance, plenty; riches, wealth, property), that which is one's own, belongs to one's possessions: λαός περιούσιος, a people selected by God from the other nations for his own possession, Titus 2:14; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 64 [ET]; in the Sept. for סְגֶלָּה עַם (Exodus 19:5); Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:18. (Cf. Lightfoot 'Fresh Revision' etc. Appendix ii.)
Word Summary
periousios: of one's own possession
Original Word: περιούσιοςTransliteration: periousios
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-oo'-see-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: of one's own possession
Meaning: of one's own possession
Strong's Concordance
chosenFrom the present participle feminine of a compound of peri and eimi; being beyond usual, i.e. Special (one's own) -- peculiar.
see GREEK eimi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4041: περιούσιοςπεριούσιος, περιούσιον (from περιων, περιουσα, participle of the verb περίειμι, to be over and above — see ἐπιούσιος; hence, περιουσία, abundance, plenty; riches, wealth, property), that which is one's own, belongs to one's possessions: λαός περιούσιος, a people selected by God from the other nations for his own possession, Titus 2:14; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 64 [ET]; in the Sept. for סְגֶלָּה עַם (Exodus 19:5); Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:18. (Cf. Lightfoot 'Fresh Revision' etc. Appendix ii.)