ἐπιεικής
epieikēs · gentle, gentleness
Greek word · Strong’s number G1933 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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epieikēs (ἐπιεικής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gentle, gentleness”.
Gentle, considerate, not demanding strictly what is due to him.
How to say it
e·pi·ei·kēs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Understanding, not harsh in demands.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- considerate ×2
- gentle ×2
- gentleness ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Philippians 4:5
Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
- 1 Timothy 3:3
not given to drink, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, free from the love of money,
- Titus 3:2
to slander no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness toward all people.
- James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, considerate, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without making distinctions, without hypocrisy.
- 1 Peter 2:18
Household servants, submit yourselves in all fear to your masters, not only to the good and considerate but also to the harsh.