περιποιέω
peripoieō
- to gain
- to make to remain over
- preserve
- to keep
- save for
- to get
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to gain
περι-ποιέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for pi. hi. etc. ;]
to make to remain over, preserve.
Mid.
__(a) to keep or save for oneself: τ. ψυχήν (cf. Xen. Cyr. iv, 4, 10; Arist. Pol. v, 11, 30), Luk.17:33;
__(b) to get or gain for oneself, get possession of (Thuc. Xen. al.) : Act.20:28, 1Ti.3:13.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to make to remain over; preserve; to keep; save for; to get
to make to remain over; preserve; to keep; save for; to get; gain for oneself; get possession of