Strong's Lexicon
G2263
G2263 — ἤρεμος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2263 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἤρεμος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | perhaps by transposition from G2048 (through the idea of stillness) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | eremos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ay'-rem-os |
| Meaning: | 1. tranquil |
| KJV Renderings: | quiet |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἤρεμος, ἤρεμον, quiet, tranquil: ἤρεμον καί ἡσύχιον βίον, 1Ti 2:2. (Lucian, trag. 207; Eustathius, Hesychius; comparative ἠρεμεστερος, from an unused ἠρεμης, Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 63; more common in the earlier Greek writings is the adverb ἠρέμα. (Cf. Winers Grammar, § 11 at the end; Buttmann, 28 (24).))
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἤρεμος (quiet)
1 Timothy 2:2
- KJV: For kings and all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty
- GK: υπέρ βασιλέων και πάντων των εν υπεροχή όντων ίνα ήρεμον και ησύχιον βίον διάγωμεν εν πάση ευσεβεία και σεμνότητι