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οὐσία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
οὐσία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
ousia
Simplified transliteration: 
ousia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3776
GK Number: 
4045
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
wealth; estate, property
Definition: 
substance, property, goods, fortune, Lk. 15:12, 13*

Greek-English Concordance for οὐσία

Luke 15:12 The younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property (ousias | οὐσίας | gen sg fem) that will belong to me.’ So he divided the estate between them.
Luke 15:13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered up everything and left for a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his property (ousian | οὐσίαν | acc sg fem) by living recklessly.