περιποιέομαι
peripoieomai · keep, acquire
Greek word · Strong’s number G4046 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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peripoieomai (περιποιέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “keep, acquire”.
Keep alive, preserve; acquire, gain for oneself.
How to say it
pe·ri·poi·e·o·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To keep something safe for oneself.
- To make something one's own.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- gain ×1
- he obtained ×1
- preserve ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 17:33
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will keep it alive.
- Acts 20:28
Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
- 1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great confidence in the faith that is in the Messiah Jesus.