Strong's Lexicon
G2261 — ἤπιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2261 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἤπιος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | probably from G2031 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ay'-pee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) affable, i.e. mild or kind |
| KJV Renderings: | gentle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἤπιος, ἠπια, ἤπιον, rarely of two terminations, (apparently derived from ἔπος, εἰπεῖν, so that it properly means affable (so Etym. Magn. 434, 20; but cf. Vanicek, p. 32)); from Homer down; mild, gentle: 1Th 2:7 (where L WH νήπιος, which see at the end); πρός τινα, 2Ti 2:24.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἤπιος (gentle)
1 Thessalonians 2:7
- KJV: But we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children
- GK: αλλ΄ εγενήθημεν ήπιοι εν μέσω υμών ως αν τροφός θάλπη τα εαυτής τέκνα
2 Timothy 2:24
- KJV: And the servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all apt to teach patient
- GK: δούλον δε κυρίου ου δει μάχεσθαι αλλ΄ ήτιον είναι προς πάντας διδακτικόν ανεξίκακον
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