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Lexicon :: Strong's G2271 - hēsychia

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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

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Strong's Number G2271 matches the Greek ἡσυχία (hēsychia),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:8 - And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:9 - But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[fn] and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29 - But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:9 - at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.
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