Biblical Greek

greek #4041 - περιούσιος, ον periousios (of one's own possession)

Original Word:	περιούσιος, ον
Transliteration:	periousios
Definition:	of one's own possession
Part of Speech:	Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:	(per-ee-oo'-see-os)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chosen

From the present participle feminine of a compound of peri and eimi; being beyond usual, i.e. Special (one's own) -- peculiar.

see GREEK eimi

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 4041: περιούσιος

περιούσιος, περιούσιον (from περιων, περιουσα, participle of the verb περίειμι, to be over and above — see ἐπιούσιος; hence, περιουσία, abundance, plenty; riches, wealth, property), that which is one's own, belongs to one's possessions: λαόςπεριούσιος, a people selected by God from the other nations for his own possession,Titus 2:14; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 64 [ET]; in the Sept. for סְגֶלָּהעַם (Exodus 19:5); Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:18. (Cf. Lightfoot 'Fresh Revision' etc. Appendix ii.)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 4041. περιούσιος (periousios) — 1 Occurrence
Titus 2:14 - Adj-AMS
GRK:ἑαυτῷ λαὸν περιούσιον ζηλωτὴν καλῶν
NAS: for His own possession, zealous
KJV: unto himself a peculiar people,
INT: to himself a people specially chosen zealous of good

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