What does ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios) mean in the Bible?
ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios): Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
Greek · G2272
ἡσύχιος
Quiet
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ἡσύχιος G2272
Pronunciation hēsýchios
What does ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios) mean in the Bible?
ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios): Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2272?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quiet (2).
Where does ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 2:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 1 Timothy (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 It quiet 2× 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Peter 3:4
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First aligned row 1 Timothy 2:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Timothy 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἡσύχιον 1x hēsychion 1 Timothy 2:2
ἡσυχίου 1x hēsychiou 1 Peter 3:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 2:2
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x 1 Peter 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
Strong's G2272
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Peter 3:1-7 Source Gloss
quiet
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
(= the more frequently ἥσυχος; cf. Wis.18:14, Sir.25:20), [in LXX: Isa.66:2 (רוּחַ נָכֶה)* ;] quiet, tranquil: 1Ti.2:2, 1Pe.3:4.
Synonymsἤρεμος, of tranquillity arising from without; ἡ., from within (see Ellic. on 1Ti, l.with; but also see CGT, ib.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 2:2 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἡσύχιον hsucion
quiet, tranquil
Read verse 1 Peter 3:4 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
ἡσυχίου hsuciou
quiet, tranquil
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 3:4 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 1 Tim 2:2 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Inner tranquility and gentle demeanor in adorning oneself before God
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Word Origins
ἡσύχιος is built from these roots:
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