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1. • • In modern English the word has usually degenerated into a half-colloquial form for "extraordinary," but in Biblical English it is a thoroughly dignified term for "esp. one's own"; compare the "peculiar treasure" of the king in Ecclesiastes 2:8 (the King James Version).
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   What does peculiar mean in the Bible?

   • As we compare the different English translations of this verse and consider the alternative meaning of the word peculiar, it becomes clear that peculiar in this verse is referring to the fact that believers are a “special people” because they were chosen from before the foundation of the earth to be “God’s own possession.”

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   What does 'peculiar people' mean?

   • as used in the phrase "peculiar people" in 1 Peter 2:9 , is derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the Revised Version ("a people for God's own possession"), a special possession or property. The church is the "property" of God, his "purchased possession" ( Ephesians 1:14 ; RSV, "God's own possession").

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   Are You a “peculiar person”?

   • If you are a child of God, you are a dot inside the circle of Christ. And that makes you a “Peculiar Person.” Those are the meanings of the two words translated “peculiar people” in the New Testament. All right then, what does that MEAN FOR US?

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   What does it mean to be a peculiar person in Christ?

   • Let’s look once again Ephesians 1:14 – The Holy Spirit “is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” To be a peculiar person in Christ means that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise. We are shrink wrapped into Christ by the Spirit of God.

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   What is the Greek word for Peculiar?

   • The Greek word for peculiar is peripoiesis and it can mean “keeping safe, preservation, possession, property or reserve.” It has a broad semantic range. The English word peculiar can mean “restriction to an individual or group” and that was the meaning of the word in A.D. 1600 when the KJV was created.

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   What etymological roots does the word “peculiar people” have?

   • The English word has the same kind of etymological roots. But there is something beyond that. The “peculiar people” in Titus 2:14 are not exactly the same as what we find in I Peter 2. In Peter the word is Strong’s reference #4046, but in Titus it is #4041. Titus uses the Greek word “per-ee-os-ee-os.”

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   Aug 23, 2023 · The original meaning of the Greek words translated “peculiar” in 1 Peter 2:9 is indeed what is meant in this passage. In this verse, Peter is not saying that Christians are odd or unusual people, even though the world often looks at us that way.

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

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   A quick reading of each passage reveals that the phrase in the King James Bible, “peculiar people,” is also translated as “a people for God’s own possession” in the NASB or “a people belonging to God” in the NIV.

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   Jun 27, 2022 · A peculiar person doesn’t simply wear long dresses or carry a Bible to work. A peculiar person strives to serve God and his neighbor as the Lord directs. We are surrounded by God’s enemies.

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   Peculiar. as used in the phrase "peculiar people" in 1 Peter 2:9 , is derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the Revised Version ("a people for God's own possession"), a special possession or property.

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   1. Appropriate; belonging to a person and to him only. Almost every writer has a peculiar style. Most men have manners peculiar to themselves. 2. Singular; particular. The man has something peculiar in his deportment. 3. Particular; special.

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   What the Bible says about Peculiar. (From Forerunner Commentary) Titus 2:14. In both Titus 2:14 and I Peter 2:9, the word "special" replaces "peculiar," as used in the King James Version. Peculiar was not used in the sense of "odd" or "weird," but as being "distinctive" in a singular, good way. It is likely due to a desire to avoid the ...