περιούσι-ος G4041
special, peculiar; one's own possession
An adjective meaning special, peculiar, or one's own possession. In Titus 2:14, Paul describes the church as a 'special people' (λαὸν περιούσιον) belonging to Christ, echoing Old Testament language about Israel as God's treasured possession. The term emphasizes belonging, chosenness, and distinctiveness. It highlights the church as Christ's unique, valued possession, set apart for good works.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Special or peculiar, denoting a people uniquely belonging to God. Paul's description draws on Exodus and Deuteronomy imagery of Israel as God's treasured possession, now applied to the redeemed community. The multilingual glosses ('special,' 'especial,' 'auserwaehltes-Volk') capture the sense of chosen distinctiveness, emphasizing believers as Christ's own possession, purified and zealous for good deeds. 1×
AR["خاصًّا"]·ben["বিশেষ"]·DE["auserwaehltes-Volk"]·EN["special"]·FR["περιούσιον"]·heb["סְגֻלָּה,"]·HI["अपनि,"]·ID["kepunyaan-sendiri,"]·IT["periousion"]·jav["piyambak,"]·KO["특별한"]·PT["peculiar,"]·RU["особенный"]·ES["especial"]·SW["wa-pekee"]·TR["özel,"]·urd["خاص"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
περιούσι-ος, ον, having more than enough, wealthy, Refs 4th c.AD+ __II especial, peculiar, λαός LXX+NT