ἡσυχία G2271

G2271 is the Greek word ἡσυχία, transliterated hēsychía. The King James Version most often renders it silence.

Word: ἡσυχίαTransliteration: hēsychíaLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 4 verses

What it means

(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language.

feminine of G2272 (ἡσύχιος).

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

silence 3×quietness 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: quietness, silence.

All 4 verses, quoted in full.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

What does Strong's G2271 mean?

G2271 is the Greek word ἡσυχία (hēsychía), meaning (as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language.

How is G2271 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it silence (3 times), quietness (1 time).

How many times does G2271 appear in the Bible?

ἡσυχία (hēsychía) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2271 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of G2272 (ἡσύχιος).