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περιποιέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
περιποιέω
Greek transliteration: 
peripoieō
Simplified transliteration: 
peripoieo
Principal Parts: 
περιποιήσω, περιεποίησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4046
GK Number: 
4347
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
(mid.) to keep, save; to gain for oneself; to buy, acquire
Definition: 
to cause to remain over and above, to reserve, save, Lk. 17:33; mid. to acquire, gain, earn, 1 Tim. 3:13; to purchase, Acts 20:28*

Greek-English Concordance for περιποιέω

Luke 17:33 Whoever tries to (peripoiēsasthai | περιποιήσασθαι | aor mid inf ) retain (peripoiēsasthai | περιποιήσασθαι | aor mid inf ) his life for himself (peripoiēsasthai | περιποιήσασθαι | aor mid inf ) will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Acts 20:28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased (periepoiēsato | περιεποιήσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) with the blood of his own Son.
1 Timothy 3:13 For those who serve well are (peripoiountai | περιποιοῦνται | pres mid ind 3 pl) acquiring (peripoiountai | περιποιοῦνται | pres mid ind 3 pl) a good standing for themselves and great confidence in faith, which is in Christ Jesus.