ἡσυχάζω
hēsuchazō
“be quiet/give up”
Definition
to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech
from the same as G2272 (ἡσύχιος);
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Occurrences
ἡσυχάζω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
But they remained silent.Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
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