noun · feminine
hēsuchias
Greekἡσυχία (hēsuchia)
Strong’sG2271
quietness, silence
stem hēsuchi-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἡσυχία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἡσύχιος, q.v.), [in LXX for אִישׁוֹן, שָׁלֶו, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2271 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-soo-khee'-ah
(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language
Fromfeminine of G2272;
King Jamesquietness, silence.
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 | hēsuchias | hēsuchiais |
| object accusative | hēsuchian1×ἡσυχίαν | hēsuchiain |
| direct address vocative | hēsuchiar | hēsuchiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hēsuchiau1×ἡσυχίας | hēsuchiaiu |
| to, for dative | hēsuchia2×ἡσυχίᾳ | hēsuchiai |
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
hēsuchia 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēsuchian“quiet”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 22:2“quiet”Akouaratois de hoti ta Hebraida dialekta prosfōnate autoi mallon parechala hēsuchian. kai fēatō;When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
hēsuchiau“quietness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Thessalonians 3:12“quietness”toi de toioutoi parangellanō kai parakalanō en kurio Iēso Christo hina meta hēsuchiau ergazerōtois ton heautoiu arton esthialeiō.We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
hēsuchia“silent”to, fordative singular2×
1 Timothy 2:11“silence”gunaikas en hēsuchia mathatōr en panta hupotaga;A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
1 Timothy 2:12“silent”didaskarō de gunaika ouk epitrepamō, oude authentarō anērou, alla arō en hēsuchia.I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.