Strongs Number: G2271
- Greek Word
- ἡσυχία
- Transliteration
- hēsuchia
- Phonetic
- hay-soo-khee'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
(as noun) stillness that is desistance from bustle or language
- Thayers Definition
-
1. quietness
a. description of the life of one who stays at home doing his own work, and does not officiously meddle with the affairs of others
2. silence
- Origin
- Feminine of G2272
- Bible Usage
- quietness silence.