Strong's Concordance hésuchios: tranquil Original Word: ἡσύχιος, α, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hésuchios Phonetic Spelling: (hay-soo'-khee-os) Short Definition: quiet, tranquil Definition: quiet, tranquil, peaceful. HELPS Word-studies 2272 hēsýios (an adjective derived from hēsyos, "quiet, stillness") – properly, quiet (still), i.e. steady (settled) due to a divinely-inspired inner calmness. 2272/hēsyios ("calmly quiet") describes being "appropriately tranquil" by not misusing (or overusing) words that would stir up needless friction (destructive commotion). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2272: ἡσύχιοςἡσύχιος, ἡσυχία, ἡσύχιον ((perhaps akin to ἧμαι to sit, Latin sedatus; cf. Curtius, § 568; Vanicek, p. 77)); from Homer down; quiet, tranquil: 1 Peter 3:4; βίος, 1 Timothy 2:2; Josephus, Antiquities 13, 16, 1. |
