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GreekG2271Noun (Feminine)

ἡσυχία

hēsuchia

4Occurrences
G2271Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language

feminine of G2272 (ἡσύχιος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.quietness
2.stillness, silence
LXX: for אִישׁוֹן, שָׁלֵו, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἡσυχία appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Timothy
2
2 Thessalonians
1
Acts
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 2:11BSB

A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

1 Timothy 2:12BSB

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

2 Thessalonians 3:12BSB

We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

Acts 22:2BSB

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent.Then Paul declared,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.