Forms of the word

Dictionary
περιποίησις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration
peripoiēsis
Simplified transliteration
peripoiesis

Numbers

Strong's number
4047
GK Number
4348

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3e(5b)
Gloss
possession, property; sharing in, gaining; saving
Definition
a laying up, keeping; an acquiring, or obtaining, acquisition, 1 Thess. 5:9; 2 Thess. 2:14; a saving, preservation, Heb. 10:39; a peculiar possession, specialty, Eph. 1:14; 1 Pet. 2:9*

Greek-English Concordance for περιποίησις

Ephesians 1:14 which is the guarantee of our inheritance vouching for God’s redemption of his possession (peripoiēseōs | περιποιήσεως | gen sg fem), to the praise of his glory.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God has not appointed us for wrath, but to obtain (peripoiēsin | περιποίησιν | acc sg fem) salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Thessalonians 2:14 And he called you to this salvation through our gospel, that you might come to share (peripoiēsin | περιποίησιν | acc sg fem) the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are lost, but are of those who are faithful and so preserve (peripoiēsin | περιποίησιν | acc sg fem) their soul.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession (peripoiēsin | περιποίησιν | acc sg fem), so that you may declare the glorious deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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