Strong G1515εἰρήνη
peace
- Transliteration
- eirēnē
- Pronunciation
- i-rah'-nay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Probably from a primary verb εἴρω eirō (to join);
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: - one peace quietness rest + set at one again.
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: - one peace quietness rest + set at one again.
Detailed definition
εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם;]
peace;
1. of public peace, freedom from war: Luk.14:32, Act.12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31.
2. Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mat.10:34, Luk.12:51, Rom.14:17, 1Co.7:15, Gal.5:22, Jas.3:18; ζητεῖν εἰ., 1Pe.3:11; διώκειν, 2Ti.2:22; ib. before μετὰ πάντων, Heb.12:14; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph.2:14.
3. As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם, Aram. שְׁלָם), of a state of security and safety: Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10, 1Th.5:3,́ whence the formulae, ὕπαγε (πορεύου) εἰς εἰ, Mrk.5:34, Luk.7:50 (cf. 1Ki.1:17, al.; לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם); εἰ. ὑμῖν (שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם), Jhn.20:19, 21, 26; ἀπολύειν ἐν εἰ., Luk.2:29, cf. 1Co.16:11; ἡ εἰ. ὑμῶν, Mat.10:13, Luk.10:6; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ib.
4. Of spiritual peace, the peace of Christ's kingdom (DCG, ii, 330f.): Luk.1:79 2:14 Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10 5:1 8:6, al.; ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰ., 2Th.3:16; ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰ., Rom.15:33 16:20, 2Co.13:11, al.; in epistolary salutations, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:3, Gal.1:3, 1Th.1:1, 1Pe.1:2, 2Jo.3, Rev.1:4, al. (see Cremer, 244).
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם;]
peace;
1. of public peace, freedom from war: Luk.14:32, Act.12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31.
2. Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mat.10:34, Luk.12:51, Rom.14:17, 1Co.7:15, Gal.5:22, Jas.3:18; ζητεῖν εἰ., 1Pe.3:11; διώκειν, 2Ti.2:22; ib. before μετὰ πάντων, Heb.12:14; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph.2:14.
3. As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם, Aram. שְׁלָם), of a state of security and safety: Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10, 1Th.5:3,́ whence the formulae, ὕπαγε (πορεύου) εἰς εἰ, Mrk.5:34, Luk.7:50 (cf. 1Ki.1:17, al.; לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם); εἰ. ὑμῖν (שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם), Jhn.20:19, 21, 26; ἀπολύειν ἐν εἰ., Luk.2:29, cf. 1Co.16:11; ἡ εἰ. ὑμῶν, Mat.10:13, Luk.10:6; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ib.
4. Of spiritual peace, the peace of Christ's kingdom (DCG, ii, 330f.): Luk.1:79 2:14 Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10 5:1 8:6, al.; ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰ., 2Th.3:16; ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰ., Rom.15:33 16:20, 2Co.13:11, al.; in epistolary salutations, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:3, Gal.1:3, 1Th.1:1, 1Pe.1:2, 2Jo.3, Rev.1:4, al. (see Cremer, 244).
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1515 appears in 86 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- peace83
- make1
- one1
- quietness1
- rest1
First verses
- Matthew 10:13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
- Matthew 10:34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
- Mark 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
- Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- Luke 2:29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
- Luke 7:50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
- Luke 8:48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
- Luke 10:5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
- Luke 10:6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
- Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
- Luke 12:51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
- Luke 14:32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
- Luke 19:38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
- Luke 19:42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
- Luke 24:36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- John 20:19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
- John 20:21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εἰρήν-η
(see. below), ἡ, peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.486, etc.)]; ἐπ᾽ εἰρήνης in time of peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.797; ἔθηκε πᾶσιν εἰ. φίλοις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 769)]; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have peace, have naught to fear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1004)]; εἰ. γίγνεται peace is made, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.74)]: hence later, a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. [Refs (“IG” 22.103.24, etc.)]; εἰ. ποιεῖν 'Αρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make peace between.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.2.12; εἰ. ποιεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.8, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.77)]; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.8, 17; διαπράξασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.3.4; εἰρήνης δεῖσθαι [prev. work] 2.2.13)]; εἰρήνην δέχεσθαι to accept it,[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 22; λαβεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.7)]; εἰ. ἄγειν keep peace, be at peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 386, etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 465b)]; εἰ. ἄγειν (variant{ἔχειν}) enjoy peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.6.6)]; λύειν break it, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.71)]; πολλὴ εἰ. τινὸς γίγνεται profound peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 329c)]; ἐν εἰρήνῃ λέγειν, τὸν βίον διάγειν, [Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 189b, “R.” 372d)]; πόλεμον εἰρήνης χάριν [αἱρεῖσθαι] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1333a35)]; εἰρήνης ἄρξας, ={εἰρηναρχήσας}, [Refs (“IGRom.” 3.784, compare 452.)]
II the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 902, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.7, 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus “fragment” 3.1, “IG” 3.170, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cimon” 13, etc.)]
III [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus)] name for three, [Refs (Theol.Ar. 16)]; for six, [Refs ([prev. work]37.)]
IV Hebraism in [Refs (LXX, ἐρωτῆσαί τινα εἰς εἰρήνην)] greet a person, inquire after their health, [LXX (LXX.Judg.18.15, LXX.1Ki.17.22)]; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ[LXX (. [prev. work] 10.4; so ἐπερωτᾶν εἰς εἰ. τοῦ πολέμου LXX.2Ki.11.7)]; in salutations, εἰ. σο; [NT+4th c.BC+ (“4 Ki.” 4.26, cf. NT.Luke.24.36, +others; εἰ. ἡ εἴσοδός σου “3 Ki.” 2.13. (ϝειράνα “IG” 5(1).1509 (Sparta, 4th c.BC, uncertain); ἰράνα [prev. work]4.917 (Epid.), 12(3).29.12 (from Telos))]; compare Boeotian dialect πολέμω καἰράνας [Refs ([prev. work]7.2407, but Cretan dialect πολέμω χ[ἰ]ρήνας “GDI” 5018.5)]; εἰρήνα Pi.[same place], B.[same place], [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 241.80 (Delph., 4th c.BC), later εἰράνα “IG” 5(1).935.14 (2nd c.BC).))]
(see. below), ἡ, peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.486, etc.)]; ἐπ᾽ εἰρήνης in time of peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.797; ἔθηκε πᾶσιν εἰ. φίλοις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 769)]; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have peace, have naught to fear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1004)]; εἰ. γίγνεται peace is made, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.74)]: hence later, a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. [Refs (“IG” 22.103.24, etc.)]; εἰ. ποιεῖν 'Αρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make peace between.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.2.12; εἰ. ποιεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.8, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.77)]; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.8, 17; διαπράξασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.3.4; εἰρήνης δεῖσθαι [prev. work] 2.2.13)]; εἰρήνην δέχεσθαι to accept it,[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 22; λαβεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.7)]; εἰ. ἄγειν keep peace, be at peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 386, etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 465b)]; εἰ. ἄγειν (variant{ἔχειν}) enjoy peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.6.6)]; λύειν break it, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.71)]; πολλὴ εἰ. τινὸς γίγνεται profound peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 329c)]; ἐν εἰρήνῃ λέγειν, τὸν βίον διάγειν, [Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 189b, “R.” 372d)]; πόλεμον εἰρήνης χάριν [αἱρεῖσθαι] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1333a35)]; εἰρήνης ἄρξας, ={εἰρηναρχήσας}, [Refs (“IGRom.” 3.784, compare 452.)]
II the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 902, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.7, 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus “fragment” 3.1, “IG” 3.170, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cimon” 13, etc.)]
III [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus)] name for three, [Refs (Theol.Ar. 16)]; for six, [Refs ([prev. work]37.)]
IV Hebraism in [Refs (LXX, ἐρωτῆσαί τινα εἰς εἰρήνην)] greet a person, inquire after their health, [LXX (LXX.Judg.18.15, LXX.1Ki.17.22)]; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ[LXX (. [prev. work] 10.4; so ἐπερωτᾶν εἰς εἰ. τοῦ πολέμου LXX.2Ki.11.7)]; in salutations, εἰ. σο; [NT+4th c.BC+ (“4 Ki.” 4.26, cf. NT.Luke.24.36, +others; εἰ. ἡ εἴσοδός σου “3 Ki.” 2.13. (ϝειράνα “IG” 5(1).1509 (Sparta, 4th c.BC, uncertain); ἰράνα [prev. work]4.917 (Epid.), 12(3).29.12 (from Telos))]; compare Boeotian dialect πολέμω καἰράνας [Refs ([prev. work]7.2407, but Cretan dialect πολέμω χ[ἰ]ρήνας “GDI” 5018.5)]; εἰρήνα Pi.[same place], B.[same place], [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 241.80 (Delph., 4th c.BC), later εἰράνα “IG” 5(1).935.14 (2nd c.BC).))]