ἡσυχία hēsuchia · G2271
quietness
ἡσυχία, -ας, ἡ; (ἡσύχιος, which see), [in LXX for אִישׁוֹן, שָׁלֵו, etc. ; ] ; 1. quietness: 2Th.3:12. ; 2. stillness, silence: Act.22:2, 1Ti.2:11-12 † ; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἡσῠχ-ία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, Doric dialect ἁσ-(?), ἡ, rest, quiet, [] rest from.. , []; 2 silence, stillness, []; especially of the Pythagoreans, []; 3 with Preps., δι᾽ ἡσυχίης εἶναι keep quiet, []; ἐν τῇ ἡσυχία, opposed to ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ, []; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν τι to keep it quiet, not speak of it, []; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν σφέας αὐτούς[]; κατ᾽ ἡσυχίην πολλήν quite at one's ease, []; καθ᾽ ἡσυχίαν at leisure, []; opposed to διὰ σπουδῆς, []; μετὰ.. ἡσυχίας quietly, []; 4 with Verbs, ; 4.a ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν keep …
Where it's used 4 times
Acts 22:2 · 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · 1 Timothy 2:11 · 1 Timothy 2:12
Source: TBESG G2271; TFLSJ G2271
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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