περιποιέομαιperipoiéomai
to make to remain over, preserve.
Greek (New Testament) · G4046
Meanings
Mid.
(a) to keep or save for oneself: τ. ψυχήν, Luke 17:33
(b) to get or gain for oneself, get possession of: Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:13.
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- ποιέωpoiéō · G4160to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- περιποίησιςperipoíēsis · G4047acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 17:33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.
- Acts 20:28 “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.
- 1 Timothy 3:13 Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.