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ἐπιεικής

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπιεικής, ές
Greek transliteration: 
epieikēs
Simplified transliteration: 
epieikes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1933
GK Number: 
2117
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-4a
Gloss: 
gentle, considerate
Definition: 
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*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιεικής

Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness (epieikes | ἐπιεικές | nom sg neut) be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand.
1 Timothy 3:3 not a drunkard, not violent but gracious (epieikē | ἐπιεικῆ | acc sg masc), not quarrelsome, not a lover of money,
Titus 3:2 to blaspheme no one, to be peaceable, gracious (epieikeis | ἐπιεικεῖς | acc pl masc), showing complete gentleness toward all people.
James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle (epieikēs | ἐπιεικής | nom sg fem), open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, free from prejudice and hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:18 Household servants should be subject to their masters with all respect, not only to the good and kind (epieikesin | ἐπιεικέσιν | dat pl masc) but also to the unjust.