Periousios describes the people cleansed for himself in Titus 2:14 as special and zealous for good works.

The attested use describes a people cleansed for himself and marked by a special standing, within a clause that also calls them zealous for good works.

1. A people set apart for himself · dominant

   In Titus 2:14, περιούσιον is an accusative singular masculine adjective describing “a people” in the purpose clause: he might cleanse for himself a people. The APB renders the clause “a people special, zealous for good works,” locating this description alongside cleansing, redemption from lawlessness, and zeal for good works.

   Titus 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Titus 2:14, the APB presents the adjective with “a people special.” This rendering is confirmed by the clause but does not establish finer distinctions.