noun · feminine
epieikeias
Greekἐπιείκεια (epieikeia)
Strong’sG1932
considerateness, forbearance, fairness
stem epieikei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπιείκεια, v.s. ἐπιεικία.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1932 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-i'-ki-ah
suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness
Fromfrom G1933;
King Jamesclemency, gentleness.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epieikeias | epieikeiais |
| object accusative | epieikeian | epieikeiain |
| direct address vocative | epieikeiar | epieikeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epieikeiau1×ἐπιεικείας | epieikeiaiu |
| to, for dative | epieikeia1×ἐπιεικείᾳ | epieikeiai |
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
epieikeia 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
epieikeiau“gentleness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 10:1“gentleness”Autos de mis Paulos parakalamō vin dia tau prautau kai epieikeiau tou Christou, hos kata prosōpem men tapeinos en vi, apeiarōtos de tharramō eis vin;Now 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.
epieikeia“kind”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 24:4“kind”hina de mē epi polloterem sin enkoptameiō, parakalamō akouara sin nu suntomōs ta sa epieikeia.But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.