"pr. suitable; fair, reasonable; gentle, mild, patient, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 3:2; Jas. 3:17; 1 Pet. 2:18; τὸ ἐπιεικές, mildness, gentleness, Phil. 4:5*"
Definition and meaning
pr. suitable; fair, reasonable; gentle, mild, patient, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 3:2; Jas. 3:17; 1 Pet. 2:18; τὸ ἐπιεικές, mildness, gentleness, Phil. 4:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιεικής
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of epieikes (G1933) across the King James Bible.
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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Common questions
Strong's G1933 (epieikes) is a Greek word that means: pr. suitable; fair, reasonable; gentle, mild, patient, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 3:2; Jas. 3:17; 1 Pet. 2:18; τὸ ἐπιεικές, mildness, gentleness, Phil. 4:5* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word epieikes (G1933) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1933 is epieikes, a Greek word defined as: pr. suitable; fair, reasonable; gentle, mild, patient, 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 3:2; Jas. 3:17; 1 Pet. 2:18; τὸ ἐπιεικές, mildness, gentleness, Phil. 4:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epieikes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.