Strong's Lexicon
G3776 — οὐσία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3776 |
|---|---|
| Word: | οὐσία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from the feminine of G5607 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ousia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ou-see'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. substance, i.e. property (possessions) |
| KJV Renderings: | goods, substance |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
οὐσία, οὐσίας, ἡ (from ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, the participle of εἰμί), what one has, i. e. property, possessions, estate (A. V. substance): Luk 15:12 f. (Tob 14:13; Herodotus 1, 92; Xenophon, Plato, Attic orators, others.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
οὐσία (goods)
Luke 15:12
- KJV: And the younger of them said to father Father give me the portion of goods that falleth And he divided unto them living
- GK: και είπεν ο νεώτερος αυτών τω πατρί πάτερ δος μοι το επιβάλλον μέρος της ουσίας και διείλεν αυτοίς τον βίον
Luke 15:13
- KJV: And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country and there wasted his substance with riotous living
- GK: και μετ΄ ου πολλάς ημέρας συναγαγών άπαντα ο νεώτερος υιός απεδήμησεν εις χώραν μακράν και εκεί διεσκόρπισε την ουσίαν αυτού ζων ασώτως
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