verb
hēsuchazamō
Strong’sG2270
I rest, am silent, live quietly
stem hēsuchaz-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἡσυχάζω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁקט;]
SYN.: σιγάω (q.v.), σιωπάω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2270 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-soo-khad'-zo
to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech
Fromfrom the same as G2272;
King Jamescease, hold peace, be quiet, rest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άσωRefs 5th c.BC+ Maecius Epigrammaticus), -άσομαι Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist ἡσύχᾰσα Refs 5th c.BC+: (ἥσυχος):—keep quiet, be at rest, σὺ δ᾽ ἡσύχαζε Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ ἀπορία τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν the difficulty of finding rest, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ. πρὸς μίαν θύρην, of a lover, Refs 3rd c.BC+: frequently in participle, ἡσυχάζων προσμενῶ Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥστε μὴ ἡσυχάσασα αὐξηθῆναι by resting from war, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡσυχαζουσῶν τῶν νεῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἡσυχάζον τῆς νυκτός the dead of night, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ. ἀπό τινος keep away from.., Refs 1st c.AD+: with dative, suspend work on, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἀλλ᾽ ἡσύχαζε only be tranquil, calm thyself, Refs 5th c.BC+
b ὁ -άζων, with or without λόγος, a fallacy, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II transitive, bring to rest, ἡσυχάσας τὼ δύο εἴδη, τὸ τρίτον δὲ κινήσας Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b absolutely, impose silence, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 leave unspoken, ἃ χρὴ λέγειν Refs 1st c.AD+.
III passive in impersonal sense, ἡσυχάζεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς there is quiet, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hēsuchazanaἡσυχάσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | ceased | 1× |
| hēsuchazalaἡσύχασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | rested | 3× |
| hēsuchazarōἡσυχάζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | lead a quiet life | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēsuchazamō | hēsuchazame | hēsuchazami | hēsuchazama | hēsuchazamē | hēsuchazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēsuchazasō | hēsuchazase | hēsuchazasi | hēsuchazasa | hēsuchazasē | hēsuchazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēsuchazatō | hēsuchazate | hēsuchazati | hēsuchazata | hēsuchazatē | hēsuchazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hēsuchazanō | hēsuchazane | hēsuchazani | hēsuchazana1×ἡσυχάσαμεν | hēsuchazanē | hēsuchazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēsuchazavō | hēsuchazave | hēsuchazavi | hēsuchazava | hēsuchazavē | hēsuchazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēsuchazalō | hēsuchazale | hēsuchazali | hēsuchazala3×ἡσύχασαν | hēsuchazalē | hēsuchazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēsuchazameiō | hēsuchazameia | hēsuchazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēsuchazaseiō | hēsuchazaseia | hēsuchazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēsuchazateiō | hēsuchazateia | hēsuchazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hēsuchazaneiō | hēsuchazaneia | hēsuchazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēsuchazaveiō | hēsuchazaveia | hēsuchazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēsuchazaleiō | hēsuchazaleia | hēsuchazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hēsuchazasōr | hēsuchazasar | hēsuchazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēsuchazatōr | hēsuchazatar | hēsuchazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēsuchazavōr | hēsuchazavar | hēsuchazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hēsuchazalōr | hēsuchazalar | hēsuchazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēsuchazamoiō | hēsuchazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hēsuchazasoiō | hēsuchazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēsuchazatoiō | hēsuchazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hēsuchazanoiō | hēsuchazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēsuchazavoiō | hēsuchazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hēsuchazaloiō | hēsuchazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hēsuchazarō1×ἡσυχάζειν | hēsuchazari | hēsuchazara | hēsuchazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hēsuchazarōntos | hēsuchazarintos | hēsuchazarantos | hēsuchazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hēsuchaz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēsuchazana“ceased”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 21:14“ceased”mē peithorōntou de autou hēsuchazana legarantois; Tou kuriou tem thelēmem genotōr.When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
hēsuchazala“rested”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 14:4tois de hēsuchazala. kai epilaberantos ieta auton kai apoluata.But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the …
Luke 23:56… kai mureim. Kai tem men sabbatem hēsuchazala kata tan entolan,… prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the …
Acts 11:18“became silent”akouarantois de houteim hēsuchazala kai doxazala ton theon legarōntois; Ara …When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has …
hēsuchazarō“lead a quiet life”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 4:11“lead a quiet life”kai filotimorō hēsuchazarō kai prassarō teim idieim kai ergazorō …and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as …