Periousios means “peculiar” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4041 — megammah (“sup up”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4041 περιούσιος (periousios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. periousios (per-ee-ou'-see-os) adj. 1. being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own) [from the present participle feminine of a compound of G4012 and G1510] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include people, peculiar, thee, lord, and nations. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
periousios (per-ee-ou'-see-os) adj. 1. being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own) [from the present participle feminine of a compound of G4012 and G1510] KJV: peculiar Root(s): G4012, G1510
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4041. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
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Usage: περιούσιος, -ον (περίειμι, to be over and above), [in LXX: Exo.19:5 23:22, Deu.7:6 14:2 26:18 (סְגֻלָּה, עַם)* ;] one's own, of one's own possession: λαὸς π. (cf. LXX, ll. with), Tit.2:14.† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
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Strong's G4041 (περιούσιος) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.
If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.
For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God; and the Lord thy God chose thee to be to him a peculiar people beyond all nations that are upon the face of the earth.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4041.
And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.
If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.
For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God; and the Lord thy God chose thee to be to him a peculiar people beyond all nations that are upon the face of the earth.
For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God, and the Lord thy God has chosen thee to be a peculiar people to himself of all the nations on the face of the earth.
And the Lord has chosen thee this day that thou shouldest be to him a peculiar people, as he said, to keep his commands;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4041, grouped by book.
Periousios (Strong's G4041) is a Greek word most simply glossed "peculiar". periousios (per-ee-ou'-see-os) adj. 1. being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own) [from the present participle feminine of a compound of G4012 and G1510]
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's G4041 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4041 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as people, peculiar, thee, lord, nations, and earth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4041, with linked reader references where each row is available.