Strong's Greek · G2271

ἡσυχία

hēsychía

quietness, silence

Definition

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

Derivation

feminine of G2272 (ἡσύχιος);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

1 Timothy 2:11

A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.

1 Timothy 2:12

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

Acts 22:2

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

2 Thessalonians 3:12

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

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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