ἐπιεικής epieikēs · G1933

gentle

ἐπιεικής, -ές; (εἰκός, likely), [in LXX: Psa.86:5 (סַלָּח), Est.8:13 * ; ] ; 1. seemly, fitting (Hom.). ; 2. equitable, fair, moderate: 1Ti.3:3, Tit.3:2, 1Pe.2:18, Jas.3:17; τὸ ἐ. (Thuc., i, 76), Php.4:5 (cf. Mayor, Ja, l.with, and see: ἐπιεικία).†; ἐπιείκεια see: ἐπιεικία; ἐπιεικία (Rec. -είκεια), -ας, ἡ ; (ἐπιεικής), [in LXX: Wis.2:19 12:18 Bar.2:27, from LXX Bar.4:24, TH (3:42), 2Ma.2:22 2Mac 10:4, 3Ma.3:15 3Mac 7:6 * ; ] ; fairness, moderation, gentleness ("sweet reasonableness," Matthew Arnold): Act.24:4; with πραΰτης, 2Co.10:1.†; SYN.: πραΰτης (see Tr., Syn., § xliii) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιεικ-ής, ές, ; fitting, meet, suitable, τύμβον οὐ μάλα πολλὸν.., ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιεικέα τοῖον not very large but meet in size, [] a fair recompense for them, [] as is meet, []: or c.infinitive, ὅν κ᾽ ἐπιεικὲς ἀκουέμεν whom it may be meet for you to hear, [] such as is meet they should be, []; II. after []; II.1. of statements, rights, etc., ; II.1.a. reasonable, specious, ἡ δὲ τρίτη τῶν ὁδῶν πολλὸν ἐπιεικεστάτη ἐοῦσα μάλιστα []; ἐπιεικῆ []; ἐ. ὁδός a tolerable road, []; II.1.b. opposed to δίκαιος, …

Where it's used 5 times

Philippians 4:5 · 1 Timothy 3:3 · Titus 3:2 · James 3:17 · 1 Peter 2:18

Source: TBESG G1933; TFLSJ G1933

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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