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STRONGS NUMBER G1933

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Word Summary
epieikēs: seemly, equitable, yielding
Original Word: ἐπιεικής
Transliteration: epieikēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-i-kace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: seemly, equitable, yielding
Meaning: seemly, equitable, yielding
Strong's Concordance
gentle, moderation, patient.

From epi and eiko; appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild -- gentle, moderation, patient.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK eiko

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1933: ἐπιεικής

ἐπιεικής, ἐπιεικές (εἰκός, what is reasonable);

1. seemly, suitable (from Homer down).

2. equitable, fair, mild, gentle: 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 3:2; 1 Peter 2:18; James 3:17. Neuter τό ἐπιεικές (as often in Greek writings from Thucydides down) ὑμῶν equivalent to ἡ ἐπιείκεια ὑμῶν, Philippians 4:5. (See ἐπιείκεια, at the end.)



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