ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑ, οὐσια
OUSIA, ousia
Sounds Like: oo-SEE-ah
Translations: substance, a substance, essence, being, property, wealth, a property, a wealth
From the root: ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the fundamental nature or essence of something, its true being or reality. It can also denote material possessions, property, or wealth. In philosophical and theological contexts, it often refers to the underlying reality or nature of God or other entities. In everyday usage, it can simply mean one's possessions or estate.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3772 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:4
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 7:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙ — (to) substance, (to) essence, (to) property, (to) wealth
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΝ — substance, a substance, essence, an essence, property, a property, wealth, a wealth, being, a being
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΣ — of substance, of being, of essence, of property, of wealth
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙΩΝ — of substance, of being, of property, of possessions, of wealth
- ΤΗΝΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΝ — the substance, the essence, the property, the wealth, substance, essence, property, wealth
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