What does εἰρήνη · σύ mean in the Bible?
εἰρήνη · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "Peace to you".
Greek · G1515, G4771
Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν
Peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity · thou
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εἰρήνη G1515 peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Pronunciation eirḗnē
Wholeness and security under God's rule, not merely absence of conflict or war
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σύ G4771 thou
Pronunciation sý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
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What does Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν (Eirēnē hymin) mean in the Bible?
εἰρήνη · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "Peace to you".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1515, G4771?
G1515, G4771 is connected to 91 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Peace to you
Source Gloss
Peace to you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 91 Case pattern Nominative (39) Number pattern Singular (91)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:13 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 10:5 · Luke 10:6 · Luke 19:38 · John 20:19 · John 20:21 · John 20:26 · Rom 1:7 · Rom 2:10 · Rom 8:6 · Rom 14:17 · 1 Cor 1:3 · 2 Cor 1:2 · Gal 1:3 · Gal 5:22 39×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:79 · Luke 10:6 · Acts 15:33 · Acts 24:2 · Rom 3:17 · Rom 14:19 · Rom 15:13 · Rom 15:33 · Rom 16:20 · 1 Cor 14:33 · 2 Cor 13:11 · Eph 4:3 · Eph 6:15 · Phil 4:9 · 1 Thess 5:23 · 2 Thess 3:16 19×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:29 · Luke 11:21 · Acts 16:36 · 1 Cor 7:15 · 1 Cor 16:11 · Jas 2:16 · Jas 3:18 · 2 Pet 3:14 8×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:34 · Mark 5:34 · Luke 7:50 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 12:51 · Luke 14:32 · Luke 19:42 · John 14:27 · John 16:33 · Acts 7:26 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 10:36 · Acts 12:20 · Rom 5:1 · Eph 2:15 · Eph 2:17 25×
Word Origins
Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain