Hēsuchia ἡσυχία
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| ἡσυχία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hēsuchia |
| Strong's number | G2271 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | quietness |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Timothy (2) |
Hēsuchia (Greek ἡσυχία, Strong's G2271) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “quietness”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | silence (3), quietness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | quietly (1), quietness (1), quiet (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hēsuchia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 2:11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
- 1 Timothy 2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
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).