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   What does 'possess' mean in the Bible?

   • Bible Definition and Scripture References "Possess" in modern English means normally only "keep in one's possession."

   What Does Possess; Possession Mean? Bible Definition and References

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   What does possession mean?

   • The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions. 4. ( n.) The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession. 5. ( v. t.) To invest with property.

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   What does 'God's own possession' mean?

   • peripoiesis, from peripoieo, "cause to remain over," "gain," rendered "God's own possession" in Ephesians 1:14 the Revised Version (British and American) (the King James Version "possession") and 1 Peter 2:9 (the King James Version "peculiar," the King James Version margin "purchased"). "God's own" is a gloss but is implied in the context.

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   Where did the word possession come from?

   • Wojtyla points out the origin of the word possession as coming from the Latin potus, meaning, to be able and sedere, to sit. In property terms, I sit on my own property. This demonstrates that it is mine, and I am responsible for its upkeep and output. Since a person is in possession of himself, his actions flow from his own authority over himself.

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   Smith's Bible Dictionary. Possession. [ DEMONIACS] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. ( n.) The state of holding as one's own. 2. ( n.) The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizing or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful. 3. ( n.)

   • Possessing

     3423. yarash -- to take possession of, inherit, dispossess...

   • Permanent

     Permanent (19 Occurrences)... or without any change that...

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     People's (37 Occurrences) Matthew 13:15 for this people's...

   • Peculiar

     Easton's Bible Dictionary. As used in the phrase "peculiar...

   • Seizure

     ) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden...

   • Demoniacs

     Smith's Bible Dictionary. Demoniacs. This word is frequently...

   • Purchase

     PURCHASE. pur'-chats: In modern English, "to acquire by...

   • Provoke

     PROVOCATION; PROVOKE. prov-o-ka'-shun, pro-vok': "Provoke,"...

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   Sep 25, 2008 · a) Self-possession—the person’s actions flow from the point of authority over himself; b) Self-governance—the quality that allow a person to order his actions to fulfill...

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   Study the definition of Possess; Possession with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

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   Discover the meaning of Possession in the Bible. Study the definition of Possession with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

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   Self-Possession explaination from Webster's Dictionary. (n.) The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of.....

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   May 7, 2024 · Examples of self control in the bible are certainly useful in teaching the sacred art of self-possession. They are embodied in stories that allow us to peek into the minds of bible characters who were disciplined and showed self-control.

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   1. Meaning of the term . The central idea in the word is the coercive seizing of the spirit of a man by another spirit, viewed as superhuman, with the result that the man’s will is no longer free but is controlled, often against his wish, by this indwelling person or power.