Περιούσιος λαός

special people

Translated by William Hutton6 Oct 2011Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Meaning] one which is possessed. Also, "Israel for abundance for himself."¹ Meaning for a possession and for property; for availability [is called] ou)si/a ["presence", "substance"].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περιούσιος λαός· ὁ ἔγκτητος. καί, Ἰσραὴλ εἰς περιουσιασμὸν ἑαυτῷ. ἀντὶ τοῦ εἰς κτῆμα καὶ εἰς κτῆσιν· οὐσίαν γὰρ τὴν ὕπαρξιν.

Betacode

*periou/sios lao/s: o( e)/gkthtos. kai/, *)israh\l ei)s periousiasmo\n e(autw=|. a)nti\ tou= ei)s kth=ma kai\ ei)s kth=sin: ou)si/an ga\r th\n u(/parcin.

Notes (1)

The headword phrase occurs several times in the Septuagint (Exodus 19:5 and 23:22, Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2, 26:18) and also once in the New Testament (Titus 2:14), all in reference to the Hebrews.
1Psalm 134:4 LXX (135:4 KJV, where the translation reads "Israel for his peculiar treasure"). (This addendum to the entry does not contain the headword and might [DW] be displaced from the previous one, pi 1227.) ↩

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ο961Οὐσίαsubstance, being, essence, propertyWe find the name and appellation ou)si/a contained not at all in the Divine Scripture. But the common custom has made use of the name for the possessions meaning what one has acquired, such as dwelling-places, beasts,…

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π1226Περιουσίαςof bounty π1227Περιουσιασμόςsuperfluity π1228Περιούσιος λαόςspecial people π1229Περιοχήcompass, extent, summary; fortification π1230Περιπαθῶςdespairingly

Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Aug 2021

7 Aug 2021cosmetics — Catharine Roth
23 May 2016codings etc. — David Whitehead
26 Sep 2013expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2011expanded primary note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2011Translated — William Hutton

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