ΠΕΡΙΠΟΊΗΣΙΣ: † περι-ποίησις, -εως, ἡ [ (< περιποιέω), [in LXX: II Ch 4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה), Ma 3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Hg 2:10 (9)*;] ] 1. . preservation: He 10:39 (II Ch 4:13).
2. . acquisition, obtaining: I Th 5:9, II Th 2:14 (and so perh. Eph 1:14, v. infr.).
3. . a possession: Eph 1:14 (but v. supr., and cf. ICC, in l.), I Pe 2:9(LXX).†