Greek · Strong's G2271
ἡσυχία
hesychiahay-soo-khee'-ah
(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language
1890 spelling: hēsychía
- η8
- σ200
- υ400
- χ600
- ι10
- α1
Isopsephy 1,219
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language
Rendered in the KJV as
quietness, silence.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἡσυχίᾳ1
- ἡσυχίᾳ.1
- ἡσυχίαν.¶1
- ἡσυχίας1
How it is rendered · 3
- quietness2
- quiet.1
- quietness.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
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- N-DSF · 2
- N-ASF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Timothy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 Timothy2 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 2:11ἡσυχίᾳhēsuchianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularA woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.here: quietness
- 1 Timothy 2:12ἡσυχίᾳ.hēsuchianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularI do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.here: quietness.