adjective
eirēnikos
Greekεἰρηνικός (eirēnikos)
Strong’sG1516
peaceable, disposed to peace
stem eirēnik-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εἰρηνικός, -ή, -όν
(< εἰρήνη), [in LXX for שָׁלוֹם and cognates;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1516 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi-ray-nee-kos'
pacific; by implication, salutary
Fromfrom G1515;
King Jamespeaceable.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eirēnikos | eirēnikas1×εἰρηνική | eirēnikem | eirēnikois | eirēnikais | eirēnikeim |
| object accusative | eirēnikon1×εἰρηνικὸν | eirēnikan | eirēnikoin | eirēnikain | ||
| direct address vocative | eirēnikor | eirēnikar | eirēnikoir | eirēnikair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | eirēnikou | eirēnikau | eirēnikeu | eirēnikoiu | eirēnikaiu | eirēnikeiu |
| to, for dative | eirēniko | eirēnika | eirēnike | eirēnikoi | eirēnikai | eirēnikei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
eirēnik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eirēnikon“peaceful”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 12:11“peaceful”pantas de paideias pros men tem pareiarōtem ouk dokatō charau arō alla lupau, husterem de karpon eirēnikon toi dia autau gumnazirētoi apodōatō dikaiosunau.No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
eirēnikas“peaceable”subjectnominative singular1×
James 3:17“peaceable”tas de anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai karpoiu agathoiu, adiakritas, anupokritas;But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.