Lexical Definition

‎ἀπουσία‎ apousía (ap-oo-see'-ah) absence ^G:N-F
from the participle of ‎ἄπειμι‎

absence.

• a being away

Abbott-Smith

* ἀπουσία, -ας, ἡ (< ἄπειμι);
1. absence (Æsch., Thuc.): Phl 2:12.
2. deficiency, waste (MM, s.v).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπουσία, ἡ,

(ἀπεῖναι) absence, [NT+5th c.BC+]

__II waste, as in smelting ore, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III ={ἀποσπερματισμός}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Phil.2.12}