Strong G2270ἡσυχάζω
be quiet/give up
- Transliteration
- hēsuchazō
- Pronunciation
- hay-soo-khad'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From the same as G2272; to keep still (intransitively) that is refrain from labor meddlesomeness or speech: - cease hold peace be quiet rest.
Detailed definition
ἡσυχάζω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַט;]
to be still;
__(a) to rest from labour: Luk.23:56;
__(b) to live quietly: 1Th.4:11;
__(with) to be silent: Luk.14:3, Act.11:18 21:14 (cf. Job.32:7, Neh.5:8).†
SYN.: σιγάω (which see), σιωπάω (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַט;]
to be still;
__(a) to rest from labour: Luk.23:56;
__(b) to live quietly: 1Th.4:11;
__(with) to be silent: Luk.14:3, Act.11:18 21:14 (cf. Job.32:7, Neh.5:8).†
SYN.: σιγάω (which see), σιωπάω (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2270 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hold2
- be1
- cease1
- rest1
First verses
- Luke 14:4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
- Luke 23:56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
- Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
- Acts 21:14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἡσῠχ-άζω,
future -άσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.84, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.132 (1st c.AD(?):)] Maecius Epigrammaticus), -άσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 1)]: aorist ἡσύχᾰσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12)]: (ἥσυχος):—keep quiet, be at rest, σὺ δ᾽ ἡσύχαζε [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 329, compare 346)]; ἡ ἀπορία τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν the difficulty of finding rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49; οἱ πολέμιοι ἡσύχαζον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.4.16; ἀνάγκη τὸ ἡσυχάζον ἑστάναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 162e; τοὺς [νόμους] οὐκ ἐῶν ἡσυχάζειν ἐν τιμωρίαις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Abd.” 19)]; ἡ. πρὸς μίαν θύρην, of a lover, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 5.166 (3rd c.BC: Asclepiades Epigrammaticus); ὁ διαλεκτικὸς ἡσυχάσει 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “Πυρρώνειοι ὑποτυπώσεις” 2.239)]: frequently in participle, ἡσυχάζων προσμενῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 620, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 134)]; ὥστε μὴ ἡσυχάσασα αὐξηθῆναι by resting from war, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12)]; ἡσυχαζουσῶν τῶν νεῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 49; μόλις ἡσυχάσαντες [prev. author] 8.86; ἡσυχάζουσαν ἔχων τὴν διάνοιαν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.24)]; τὸ ἡσυχάζον τῆς νυκτός the dead of night, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.83)]; ἡ. ἀπό τινος keep away from.., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 5.132 (1st c.AD(?): Maecius Epigrammaticus))]: with dative, suspend work on, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PFay. 117.23 (2nd c.AD))]; ἀλλ᾽ ἡσύχαζε only be tranquil, calm thyself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 98, “IA” 973.)]
b ὁ -άζων, with or without λόγος, a fallacy, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.8 (_plural_), 2nd c.AD: Gellius, Aulus Grammaticus Latinus 1.2.4 (_plural_).)]
II transitive, bring to rest, ἡσυχάσας τὼ δύο εἴδη, τὸ τρίτον δὲ κινήσας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 572a.)]
II.b absolutely, impose silence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.6.)]
II.2 leave unspoken, ἃ χρὴ λέγειν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.254, compare 2.268; τὰς ἀπειλάς 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 7.7.3)].
III passive in impersonal sense, ἡσυχάζεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς there is quiet, [LXX (LXX.Job.37.17.)]
future -άσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.84, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.132 (1st c.AD(?):)] Maecius Epigrammaticus), -άσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 1)]: aorist ἡσύχᾰσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12)]: (ἥσυχος):—keep quiet, be at rest, σὺ δ᾽ ἡσύχαζε [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 329, compare 346)]; ἡ ἀπορία τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν the difficulty of finding rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49; οἱ πολέμιοι ἡσύχαζον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.4.16; ἀνάγκη τὸ ἡσυχάζον ἑστάναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 162e; τοὺς [νόμους] οὐκ ἐῶν ἡσυχάζειν ἐν τιμωρίαις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Abd.” 19)]; ἡ. πρὸς μίαν θύρην, of a lover, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 5.166 (3rd c.BC: Asclepiades Epigrammaticus); ὁ διαλεκτικὸς ἡσυχάσει 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “Πυρρώνειοι ὑποτυπώσεις” 2.239)]: frequently in participle, ἡσυχάζων προσμενῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 620, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 134)]; ὥστε μὴ ἡσυχάσασα αὐξηθῆναι by resting from war, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12)]; ἡσυχαζουσῶν τῶν νεῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 49; μόλις ἡσυχάσαντες [prev. author] 8.86; ἡσυχάζουσαν ἔχων τὴν διάνοιαν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.24)]; τὸ ἡσυχάζον τῆς νυκτός the dead of night, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.83)]; ἡ. ἀπό τινος keep away from.., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 5.132 (1st c.AD(?): Maecius Epigrammaticus))]: with dative, suspend work on, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (PFay. 117.23 (2nd c.AD))]; ἀλλ᾽ ἡσύχαζε only be tranquil, calm thyself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 98, “IA” 973.)]
b ὁ -άζων, with or without λόγος, a fallacy, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.8 (_plural_), 2nd c.AD: Gellius, Aulus Grammaticus Latinus 1.2.4 (_plural_).)]
II transitive, bring to rest, ἡσυχάσας τὼ δύο εἴδη, τὸ τρίτον δὲ κινήσας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 572a.)]
II.b absolutely, impose silence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.6.)]
II.2 leave unspoken, ἃ χρὴ λέγειν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.254, compare 2.268; τὰς ἀπειλάς 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 7.7.3)].
III passive in impersonal sense, ἡσυχάζεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς there is quiet, [LXX (LXX.Job.37.17.)]