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2.
(
1
, 2932), “to procure for oneself, acquire, obtain,” hence, “to
possess” (akin to B, No. 1), has this meaning in Luke 18:12 and 1 Thess. 4:4; in Luke
21:19,
RV
, “ye shall win” (
KJV
, “possess ye”), where the probable meaning is “ye shall
gain the mastery over your souls,” i.e., instead of giving way to adverse circumstances.
See
OBTAIN
.
3.
$
(
% 1$
, 5225), “to be in existence,” and, in a secondary sense, “to
belong to,” is used with this meaning in the neuter plural of the present participle with the
article signifying one’s “possessions,” “the things which he possesseth,” Luke 12:15;
Acts 4:32; in Heb. 10:34,
RV
, “possessions” (
KJV
, “goods”); cf. B, No. 4. See
GOODS
.
4.
(
&
, 1139), “to be possessed of a demon or demons”: see
DEMON
, B.
Note:
In Acts 8:7 and 16:16,
KJV
,
, “have,” is translated “to be possessed of,” in
the sense of No. 4, above,
RV
, “had” and “having.”
B. Nouns.
1.
(
, 2933), akin to A, No. 2, denotes “a possession, property,” Matt.
19:22; Mark 10:22; Acts 2:45; 5:1.¶
2.
(
1
, 2697), primarily “a holding back” (akin to A, No. 1),
then, “a holding fast,” denotes “a possession,” Acts 7:5, or “taking possession,” v. 45,
with the article, lit., “in the (i.e., their) taking possession.”¶
3.
(
$ &
, 4047), “an obtaining, an acquisition,” is translated
“(God’s own) possession” in Eph. 1:14,
RV
, which may mean “acquisition,”
KJV
,
“purchased possession”, 1 Pet. 2:9,
RV
, “
5
’
own possession,”
KJV
, “a peculiar
(people).” See
OBTAIN
.
4.
$ @
(
> $
, 5223), primarily “subsistence” (akin to A, No. 3), later denoted
“substance, property, possession” in Heb. 10:34,
RV
(
KJV
, substance). See
GOODS
,
SUBSTANCE
.
Note:
In Acts 28:7,
KJV
,
, “lands” (
RV
), is translated “possessions.”
C. Adjective.
$
(
$ "
, 4041), “of one’s own possession, one’s own,” qualifies the
noun
, “people,” in Titus 2:14,
KJV
, “peculiar,” see
RV
.¶ In the Sept., Ex. 19:5; 23:22;
Deut. 7:6; 14:2; 26:18.¶
POSSESSOR
(
) $
, 2935), “a possessor, an owner” (akin to
, see
POSSESS
, No.
2), occurs in Acts 4:34.¶
POSSIBLE
A. Adjective.
$
(
, 1415), “strong, mighty, powerful, able (to do),” in its neuter form
signifies “possible,” Matt. 19:26; 24:24; 26:39; Mark 9:23; 10:27; 13:22; 14:35, 36; Luke
18:27; Acts 2:24; 20:16 (27:39, in some mss;
$
, “to be able,” in the most
authentic,
RV
, “they could”); Rom. 12:18; Gal. 4:15. See
ABLE
.