Epieikēs ἐπιεικής
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| ἐπιεικής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epieikēs |
| Strong's number | G1933 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | gentle |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Philippians (1) |
Epieikēs (Greek ἐπιεικής, Strong's G1933) is a Greek adjective meaning “gentle”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gentle (3), moderation (1), patient (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gentle (4), gentleness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epieikēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Philippians
- Philippians 4:5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Titus
- Titus 3:2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
James
- James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).