3776. ousia

Strong's Lexicon

ousia: Substance, essence, being, property, wealth

Original Word: οὐσία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: ousia
Pronunciation: oo-SEE-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-see'-ah)
Definition: Substance, essence, being, property, wealth
Meaning: property, wealth, substance.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb εἰμί (eimi), meaning "to be" or "to exist."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ousia," the concept of wealth or substance can be related to Hebrew terms such as חֵיל (cheyl, Strong's H2428) meaning "wealth" or "strength," and נְכָסִים (nekasim, Strong's H5233) meaning "possessions" or "property."

Usage: In the New Testament, "ousia" primarily refers to one's substance or property, often in the context of material wealth or possessions. It can also imply the essence or fundamental nature of something. The term is used to describe the tangible assets or wealth that a person possesses.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "ousia" was a term commonly used in philosophical discussions to denote the essence or fundamental nature of a being or object. In everyday language, it referred to one's property or wealth, which was a significant aspect of social status and security in ancient society. The concept of "ousia" as property was particularly relevant in a culture where inheritance and family wealth were central to one's identity and social standing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ousa (fem. part. of eimi)
Definition
substance, property
NASB Translation
estate (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3776: οὐσία

οὐσία, οὐσίας, ἡ (from ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, the participle of εἰμί), what one has, i. e. property, possessions, estate (A. V. substance): Luke 15:12f. (Tobit 14:13; Herodotus 1, 92; Xenophon, Plato, Attic orators, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

goods, property

From the feminine of on; substance, i.e. Property (possessions) -- goods, substance.

see GREEK on

Forms and Transliterations

ουσιαν ουσίαν οὐσίαν ουσιας ουσίας οὐσίας ousian ousían ousias ousías

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 15:12 N-GFS
GRK: μέρος τῆς οὐσίας ὁ δὲ
NAS: me the share of the estate that falls
KJV: the portion of goods that falleth
INT: portion of the property And

Luke 15:13 N-AFS
GRK: διεσκόρπισεν τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν
NAS: he squandered his estate with loose
KJV: his substance with riotous
INT: wasted the estate of him living

Strong's Greek 3776
2 Occurrences

οὐσίαν — 1 Occ.
οὐσίας — 1 Occ.