ἐπιεικής
epieikḗs · G1933 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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gentle, gracious, forbearing
Pertaining to being gracious and forbearing
ExamplesPhilippians 4:5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near.
1 Timothy 3:3 not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
Titus 3:2 to slander no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing every consideration for all people.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σύyou 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γινώσκωto know 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- πραΰς praÿs · G4239 · mild, gentle, meek
- πραΰς denotes meekness and gentleness of spirit, very closely synonymous with ἐπιεικής in describing a gentle, non-harsh disposition. Both terms appear in virtue lists and describe similar character qualities, though πραΰς may emphasize inner disposition slightly more.
- χρηστός chrēstós · G5543 · fine, better, good
- χρηστός describes kindness, goodness, and an easy, pleasant manner toward others. It overlaps with ἐπιεικής in conveying a mild, gracious disposition, though χρηστός may have broader application to general goodness.
Contrasting words 2 words
- αὐστηρός austērós · G840 · exacting, severe
- αὐστηρός denotes harshness and severity, the direct opposite of the mildness and gentleness conveyed by ἐπιεικής. Where ἐπιεικής describes forbearing treatment, αὐστηρός describes strict, ungentle severity.
- σκληρός sklērós · G4642 · harsh, strong, violent
- σκληρός describes hardness and harshness in character or treatment, standing in direct opposition to the mild, gentle qualities of ἐπιεικής. Where ἐπιεικής is forbearing, σκληρός is unbending and severe.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Gentle, gracious, forbearing88.63
- Paul instructs in Philippians 4:5, “Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near,” ἐπιεικής describing the forbearing, gracious disposition believers are to display openly toward everyone.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐπιεικές (εἰκός, what is reasonable); 1. seemly, suitable (from Homer down). 2.…
1. seemly, suitable (from Homer down).
2. equitable, fair, mild, gentle: 1 Tim 3:3; Tit 3:2; 1 Pet 2:18; Jas 3:17. Neuter τό ἐπιεικές (as often in Greek writings from Thucydides down) ὑμῶν equivalent to ἡ ἐπιείκεια ὑμῶν, Phm 4:5. (See ἐπιείκεια, at the end.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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