ἀπουσία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ οὐσίᾱ (ousíā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀπουσίᾱ • (apousíāf (genitive ἀπουσίᾱς); first declension

  1. absence
    • c. 52 CE – 62 CE, Epistle to the Philippians 2:12:
      Ὥστε, ἀγαπητοί μου, καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε, μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον, ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου, μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε·
      Hṓste, agapētoí mou, kathṑs pántote hupēkoúsate, mḕ hōs en tēî parousíāi mou mónon, allà nûn pollōî mâllon en tēî apousíāi mou, metà phóbou kaì trómou tḕn heautôn sōtērían katergázesthe;
      • Translation by KJV
        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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