ἤπιος
ēpios · gentle
Greek word · Strong’s number G2261 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ēpios (ἤπιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gentle”.
Kind and mild in dealing with others.
How to say it
ē·pi·os
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
- Mild and kind in dealing with everyone.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7
though able to impose our authority as apostles of the Messiah. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.
- 2 Timothy 2:24
And the Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient when wronged,