Word Study · Strong's G1932 · Greek

ἐπιείκεια

epieikeia

ep-ee-i'-ki-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: epieíkeia

“suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness

Rendered in the KJV as

clemency, gentleness.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἐπιεικείᾳ.1
ἐπιεικείας1

How it is rendered · 2

gentleness1
kindness.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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N-DSF · 1
N-GSF · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 2 · 50%
2 Corinthians1 of 2 · 50%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 24:4ἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.here: kindness.

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 10:1ἐπιεικείαςepieikeiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.here: gentleness

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