περιποίησις
peripoíēsis
“acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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*
Translated in KJV as
obtain(-ing)peculiarpurchasedpossessionsaving
Etymology
from G4046 (περιποιέομαι);
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