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
ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios): Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
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ἡσύχιοςG2272
Pronunciationhēsýchios
What does ἡσύχιος (hēsýchios) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itquiet2×1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Peter 3:4
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First aligned row1 Timothy 2:2
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
1 Timothy11 Peter1
Source forms
ἡσύχιον1xhēsychion1 Timothy 2:2
ἡσυχίου1xhēsychiou1 Peter 3:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1x1 Timothy 2:2
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular1x1 Peter 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Quiet arising from inner peace and composure, not merely external absence of disturbance.
Strong'sG2272
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Peter 3:1-7Source Gloss
quiet
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 2:2Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἡσύχιονhsucion
quiet, tranquil
Read verse1 Peter 3:4Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
ἡσυχίουhsuciou
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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
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Genitive · Singular · Neuter1 Pet 3:41×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine1 Tim 2:21×
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Biblical Witnesses
Inner tranquility and gentle demeanor in adorning oneself before God
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἡσύχιος is built from these roots: