"substance, property, goods, fortune, Lk. 15:12, 13*"
Definition and meaning
substance, property, goods, fortune, Lk. 15:12, 13*
In the original Greek the word is written: οὐσία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ousia (G3776) across the King James Bible.
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
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Common questions
Strong's G3776 (ousia) is a Greek word that means: substance, property, goods, fortune, Lk. 15:12, 13* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ousia (G3776) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3776 is ousia, a Greek word defined as: substance, property, goods, fortune, Lk. 15:12, 13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ousia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.