What does ἡσυχάζω (hēsycházō) mean in the Bible?
ἡσυχάζω (hēsycházō): Means rest from activity or labor, distinctly different from σιγάω which specifically means being silent.
Greek · G2270
ἡσυχάζω
Be quiet/give up
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ἡσυχάζωG2270
Pronunciationhēsycházō
What does ἡσυχάζω (hēsycházō) mean in the Bible?
ἡσυχάζω (hēsycházō): Means rest from activity or labor, distinctly different from σιγάω which specifically means being silent.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2270?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they had no further [objections] (1), they remained silent (1), they rested (1), to live quietly (1), we quieted down (1).
Where does ἡσυχάζω (hēsycházō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), 1 Thessalonians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey had no further [objections]1×Acts 11:18
they remained silent1×Luke 14:4
they rested1×Luke 23:56
to live quietly1×1 Thessalonians 4:11
we quieted down1×Acts 21:14
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:4ἡσύχασανtothey remained silentVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 23:56ἡσύχασανtothey restedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 11:18ἡσύχασανtothey had no further [objections]Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 21:14ἡσυχάσαμενtowe quieted downVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1 Thessalonians 4:11ἡσυχάζεινtoto live quietlyVerb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 14:4
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Luke2Acts21 Thessalonians1
Source forms
ἡσύχασαν3xhēsychasanLuke 14:4, Luke 23:56, Acts 11:18
ἡσυχάζειν1xhēsychazein1 Thessalonians 4:11
ἡσυχάσαμεν1xhēsychasamenActs 21:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural3xLuke 14:4, Luke 23:56, Acts 11:18
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xActs 21:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1x1 Thessalonians 4:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Means rest from activity or labor, distinctly different from σιγάω which specifically means being silent.
Strong'sG2270
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be quiet/give up
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Means rest from activity or labor, distinctly different from σιγάω which specifically means being silent.
to be still;
ato rest from labour: Luk.23:56;
bto live quietly: 1Th.4:11; __(with) to be silent: Luk.14:3, Act.11:18 21:14 (cf. Job.32:7, Neh.5:8).
Synonymsσιγάω (which see), σιωπάω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:4Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἡσύχασαν.hsucasan
I rest, am silent, live quietly
Read verseLuke 23:56Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἡσύχασανhsucasan
I rest, am silent, live quietly
Read verseActs 11:18Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἡσύχασαν,hsucasan
I rest, am silent, live quietly
Read verseActs 21:14Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἡσυχάσαμενhsucasamen
I rest, am silent, live quietly
Read verse1 Thessalonians 4:11Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἡσυχάζειν,hsucazein
I rest, am silent, live quietly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms5TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist ActiveLuke 14:4 · Luke 23:56 · Acts 11:18 · Acts 21:144×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present Active1 Thess 4:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4present1
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative4infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 23:50–56ἡσύχασανhēsycházō
They rested
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἡσυχάζω is built from this root: