ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΣ, οὐσιας
OUSIAS, ousias
Sounds Like: oo-SEE-as
Translations: of substance, of being, of essence, of property, of wealth
From the root: ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the fundamental nature or essence of something, its true being. It can also denote material possessions or wealth. In a philosophical context, it refers to the underlying reality of a thing. In a practical sense, it can mean one's property or estate. The form provided is genitive, indicating possession or origin, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3772 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 18:272
- Book 4 — 8:249
- Book 7 — 11:271
- Book 10 — 7:112, 11:278
- Book 11 — 1:18, 5:148, 6:214
- Book 12 — 2:31, 3:144, 6:176, 6:181, 6:183, 6:216
- Book 17 — 11:307
- Book 18 — 1:2, 6:194
- Book 20 — 12:268
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 128:4
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 66:370
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 15:12
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
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑ — substance, a substance, essence, being, property, wealth, a property, a wealth
- ΟΥ̓ΣΙΑΝ — substance, a substance, essence, an essence, property, a property, wealth, a wealth, being, a being
- 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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