Strong's Greek: 1516. εἰρηνικός (eirénikos) -- Peaceable, peaceful

Strong's Lexicon

eirénikos: Peaceable, peaceful

Original Word: εἰρηνικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: eirénikos
Pronunciation: ay-ray-nee-KOS
Phonetic Spelling: (i-ray-nee-kos')
Definition: Peaceable, peaceful
Meaning: peaceable, disposed to peace, profitable.

Word Origin: Derived from εἰρήνη (eiréné), meaning "peace."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - שָׁלוֹם (shalom) - Strong's Hebrew 7965, often translated as "peace," "completeness," or "welfare."

Usage: The term "eirénikos" is used to describe a state or quality of being peaceable or peaceful. It conveys the idea of harmony, tranquility, and the absence of conflict. In the New Testament, it often refers to the character or behavior that promotes peace and unity among individuals or within communities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, peace (eiréné) was highly valued, often associated with the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire. The concept of peace in the biblical context, however, goes beyond mere absence of war or conflict. It encompasses a holistic sense of well-being, completeness, and reconciliation with God and others. The early Christian community was called to embody this peace, reflecting the peace of Christ in their relationships and interactions.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 1516 eirēnikós – what pertains to peace, i.e. God's gift of wholeness which results from knowing (discerning) the Lord's will and obeying it. See 1515 (eirēnē).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from eiréné
Definition
peaceful
NASB Translation
peaceable (1), peaceful (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1516: εἰρηνικός

εἰρηνικός, εἰρηνική, εἰρηνικόν,

1. relating to peace:ἐπίστημαι, the arts of peace, Xenophon, oec. 1, 17; ἔργα, ibid. 6, 1; χρειαι, Diodorus 5, 31; often in 1 Maccabees ().

2. peaceable, pacific, loving peace: James 3:17; (Plato, Isocrates, others; the Sept.).

3. bringing peace with it, peaceful, salutary, (see εἰρήνη, 3): Hebrews 12:11.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

peaceable.

From eirene; pacific; by implication, salutary -- peaceable.

see GREEK eirene

Forms and Transliterations

ειρηνικά ειρηνικάς ειρηνικη ειρηνική εἰρηνική ειρηνικοί ειρηνικοίς ειρηνικον ειρηνικόν εἰρηνικὸν ειρηνικός ειρηνικούς ειρηνικώ ειρηνικών eirenike eirenikḗ eirēnikē eirēnikḗ eirenikon eirenikòn eirēnikon eirēnikòn

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