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Greek

4047. peripoiesis -- preservation, acquisition
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: peripoiesis Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee-poy'-ay-sis) Short Definition: obtaining, possessing, possession Definition ...
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3539. noeo -- to perceive, think
... This follows from each of us being created in the divine image -- hence,
possessing the by the Lord to exercise moral reasoning. ...
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2722. katecho -- to hold fast, hold back
... Word Usage afflicted (1), bound (1), heading (1), hold...fast (1), hold fast (5),
hold firmly (1), keep (2), occupy (1), possess (1), possessing (1), restrains ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3423. yarash -- to take possession of, inherit, dispossess
... Or yaresh {yaw-raysh'}; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants,
and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to ...
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Library

Possessing and Possessed
... POSSESSING AND POSSESSED. ... I. The mutual possession. God is our portion. That
thought presupposes the possibility of our possessing God. ...
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Whether Religious Perfection is Diminished by Possessing Something ...
... OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether religious
perfection is diminished by possessing something in common? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether religious perfection is diminished.htm

The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing
... II The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing. ... Though free from all sense of possessing,
they yet possess all things. "Theirs is the kingdom of heaven.". ...
/.../tozer/the pursuit of god/ii the blessedness of possessing.htm

That the Lust of Possessing, and Money, are not to be Sought For.
... Third Book. 61. That the lust of possessing, and money, are not to be sought
for. In Solomon, in Ecclesiasticus: "He that loveth ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/61 that the lust of.htm

Possessing, and "Working Out. "
... CHAPTER III. POSSESSING, AND "WORKING OUT.". I CAN imagine some one asking:
What does that passage mean""Work out your own salvation ...
/.../moody/sovereign grace/chapter iii possessing and working.htm

As Therefore the Apostle, Nay Rather the Spirit of God Possessing ...
... Section 19. As therefore the Apostle, nay rather the Spirit of God possessing
and filling and� 19. As therefore the Apostle, nay ...
/.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 19 as therefore the.htm

Those Pastors are to be Heard to whom the Apostles Committed the ...
... Against Heresies: Book V Chapter XX."Those pastors are to be heard to whom the apostles
committed the Churches, possessing one and the same doctrine of ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xx those pastors are to.htm

Whether any Creature Can be Like God
... form. Some things are said to be like because they agree in possessing a
form which is similar both in nature and in measure. They ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article three whether any creature.htm

The Commandments
... the sake of eminence, and not from a delight in uses and for the sake of public
good; while love of the world means especially a love of possessing goods in ...
/.../swedenborg/spiritual life and the word of god/part secondthe commandments.htm

Doctrines of the Ophites and Sethians.
... which proceeded from the woman by ebullition, being besprinkled with light, fell
downward from the place occupied by its progenitors, yet possessing by its own ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxx doctrines of the ophites.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Possess.

Thesaurus

Possessing (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Possess. Multi-Version
Concordance Possessing (18 Occurrences). Romans 2:27 although ...
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Good (8348 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed;
promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent ...
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Capable (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of
sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a ...
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Nervous (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
2. (a.) Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized ...
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Rejoicing (90 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:30 and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as
not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing; (DBY YLT RSV). ...
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Consistent (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm;
hard; solid. 2. (a.) Having agreement with itself or with ...
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Alexandria (4 Occurrences)
... It was in furtherance of this general policy that the Jews in Alexandria were given
special privileges, and though probably not possessing full civic rights ...
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Ethics
... constitution and evolution of his faculties and feelings as a psychical being; and
ethics, which treats of him as a volitional being, possessing will or ...
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Images (158 Occurrences)
... idols as being images of the gods, but the Hebrews, though Yahweh's temple was
imageless, thought of normal humanity as in some true sense possessing a sacred ...
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Virginity (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:29 if) is based on the greater freedom for service (compare Matthew
19:12), and the Greek estimate of virginity as possessing a religious ...
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Bible Concordance

Possessing (18 Occurrences)

Romans 2:27 although he is a Gentile by birth, if he scrupulously obeys the Law, shall he not sit in judgement upon you who, possessing, as you do, a written Law and circumcision, are yet a Law-breaker?
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 7:30 and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing;
(DBY YLT)

2 Corinthians 4:13 But possessing the same Spirit of faith as he who wrote, "I believed, and therefore I have spoken," we also believe, and therefore we speak.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 6:10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 4:8 Train yourself in godliness. Exercise for the body is not useless, but godliness is useful in every respect, possessing, as it does, the promise of Life now and of the Life which is soon coming.
(WEY)

Genesis 14:19 and he blesseth him, and saith, 'Blessed 'is' Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;
(YLT)

Genesis 14:22 and Abram saith unto the king of Sodom, 'I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessing heaven and earth --
(YLT)

Numbers 36:8 And every daughter possessing an inheritance, of the tribes of the sons of Israel, is to one of the family of the tribe of her father for a wife, so that the sons of Israel possess each the inheritance of his fathers,
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 18:14 for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou -- not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee.
(YLT)

Judges 18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Samuel 28:7 And Saul saith to his servants, 'Seek for me a woman possessing a familiar spirit, and I go unto her, and inquire of her;' and his servants say unto him, 'Lo, a woman possessing a familiar spirit in En-dor.'
(YLT)

2 Samuel 1:6 And the youth who is declaring 'it' to him saith, I happened to meet in mount Gilboa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear; and lo, the chariots and those possessing horses have followed him;
(YLT)

Isaiah 41:15 Lo, I have set thee for a new sharp threshing instrument, Possessing teeth, thou threshest mountains, And beatest small, and hills as chaff thou makest.
(YLT)

Daniel 1:4 lads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
(YLT)

Daniel 2:21 And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.
(YLT)

Daniel 8:6 And it cometh unto the ram possessing the two horns, that I had seen standing before the stream, and runneth unto it in the fury of its power.
(YLT)

Daniel 8:20 The ram that thou hast seen possessing two horns, 'are' the kings of Media and Persia.
(YLT)

Nahum 1:2 A God zealous and avenging 'is' Jehovah, An avenger 'is' Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger 'is' Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Possessing

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Good (8348 Occurrences)

Capable (10 Occurrences)

Nervous (1 Occurrence)

Rejoicing (90 Occurrences)

Consistent (3 Occurrences)

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

Ethics

Images (158 Occurrences)

Virginity (12 Occurrences)