Strong's Concordance epieikeia: fairness, gentleness Original Word: ἐπιείκεια, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epieikeia Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-i'-ki-ah) Short Definition: considerateness, forbearance, fairness Definition: considerateness, forbearance, fairness, gentleness, mildness. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1932 epieíkeia (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," which intensifies eikos, "reasonable, fair, equitable," L-S) – equity ("justice-beyond-justice"). 1932 /epieíkeia ("true equity") is a "sweet reasonableness" that knows when to "relax the strict legal requirements concerning others . . . to carry out the real spirit of the law" (G. R. Berry). See 1933 (epieikēs). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1932: ἐπιείκειαἐπιείκεια (WH ἐπιεικία, see Iota), ἐπιεικείας, ἡ, (ἐπιεικής, which see), mildness, gentleness, fairness (`sweet reasonableness' (Matthew Arnold)): Acts 24:4; joined with πραότης (which see), 2 Corinthians 10:1; Plutarch, Pericl. 39; with φιλανθρωπία, Polybius 1, 14, 4; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 36; with χρηστότης, Herodian, 5, 1, 12 (6 edition Bekker). Cf. Plato, defin., p. 412 b. Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 10. (Baruch 2:27; Wis. 2:19 Wis. 12:18; 2 Macc. 2:22; 3Macc. 3:15.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance clemency, gentleness. From epieikes; suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness -- clemency, gentleness. see GREEK epieikes Forms and Transliterations επιεικεία ἐπιεικείᾳ ἐπιεικείας επιεικεύσατο επιεικια ἐπιεικίᾳ επιεικιας ἐπιεικίας επιεκείας epieikeia epieikeíāi epieikeias epieikeíasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 19322 Occurrences ἐπιεικείᾳ — 1 Occ. ἐπιεικείας — 1 Occ. Acts 24:4 N-DFS GRK: τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικείᾳ NAS: you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief KJV: us of thy clemency a few words. INT: [in] your kindness 2 Corinthians 10:1 N-GFS |
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