Greek adjective · G1933
ἐπιεικής
epieikesep-ee-i-kace'
seemly, fitting (Hom.).; equitable, fair, moderate
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epieikḗs
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1933is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1933
appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
The King James renders it: gentle, moderation, patient.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epieikes is rendered "seemly, fitting (Hom.).; equitable, fair, moderate". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- One of the uses stand in Philippians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "seemly, fitting (Hom.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5ἐπιεικὲς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in five of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: seemly, fitting (Hom.)., and equitable, fair, moderate.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| seemly, fitting (Hom.). | Tagged aslisted under the table | WherePhilippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. |
| equitable, fair, moderate | Tagged as
| WherePhilippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιείκεια | epieikeia | gentleness | Uses2 |
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπιεικεῖς1
- ἐπιεικὲς1
- ἐπιεικέσιν1
- ἐπιεικῆ1
- ἐπιεικής1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural1A-APM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular1A-ASM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1A-NSF
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1A-NSN
Philippians
one use
Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
- ἐπιεικὲςepieikesadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: gentleness
1 Timothy
one use
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- ἐπιεικῆepieikeadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: gentle
Titus
one use
to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
- ἐπιεικεῖςepieikeisadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: gentle
James
one use
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- ἐπιεικήςepieikesadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: gentle
1 Peter
one use
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
- ἐπιεικέσινepieikesinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: gentle
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.