Strong G666ἀπουσία

absence

Transliteration
apousia
Pronunciation
ap-oo-see'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From the participle of G548; a being away: - absence.

Detailed definition

ἀπουσία, -ας, ἡ
(ἄπειμι);
1. absence (Æsch., Thuc.): Php.2:12,

2. deficiency, waste (MM, s.v).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G666 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • absence1

First verses

  1. Philippians 2:12
    Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπουσία, ἡ,
(ἀπεῖναι) absence, [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1259, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 962, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.70, NT.Phil.2.12, etc.)]
II waste, as in smelting ore, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 383b3, 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 28; τρῖψις καὶ ἀ. “POxy.” 1273.32 (3rd c.AD).)]
III ={ἀποσπερματισμός}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.364d.)]