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Lexicon :: Strong's G2271 - hēsychia

Aa
ἡσυχία
Transliteration
hēsychia (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-soo-khee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἡσυχία hēsychía, hay-soo-khee'-ah; feminine of G2272; (as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language:—quietness, silence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2271 in the following manner: silent (3x), quietness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2271 in the following manner: silent (3x), quietness (1x).

  1. quietness

    1. description of the life of one who stays at home doing his own work, and does not officiously meddle with the affairs of others

  2. silence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἡσυχία hēsychía, hay-soo-khee'-ah; feminine of G2272; (as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language:—quietness, silence.
STRONGS G2271:
ἡσυχία, -ας, ἡ, (from the adjective ἡσύχιος, which see; the feminine expresses the general notion [Winers Grammar, 95 (90)], cf. αἰτία, ἀρετή, ἐχθρά, etc.), [from Homer down];
1. quietness: descriptive of the life of one who stays at home doing his own work, and does not officiously meddle with the affairs of others, 2 Thessalonians 3:12.
2. silence: Acts 22:2; 1 Timothy 2:11f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
22:2
2 Thessalonians
3:12
1 Timothy
2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2271 matches the Greek ἡσυχία (hēsychia),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12 - Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:11 - Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:12 - In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.
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