Lexical Summary epieikeia: fairness, gentleness Original Word: ἐπιείκειαTransliteration: epieikeia Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-i'-ki-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: fairness, gentleness Meaning: fairness, gentleness Strong's Concordance clemency, gentleness. From epieikes; suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness -- clemency, gentleness. see GREEK epieikes Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1932: ἐπιείκειαἐπιείκεια (WH ἐπιεικία, see Iota), ἐπιεικείας, ἡ, (ἐπιεικής, which see), mildness, gentleness, fairness (`sweet reasonableness' (Matthew Arnold)): Acts 24:4; joined with πραότης (which see), 2 Corinthians 10:1; Plutarch, Pericl. 39; with φιλανθρωπία, Polybius 1, 14, 4; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 36; with χρηστότης, Herodian, 5, 1, 12 (6 edition Bekker). Cf. Plato, defin., p. 412 b. Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 10. (Baruch 2:27; Wis. 2:19 Wis. 12:18; 2 Macc. 2:22; 3Macc. 3:15.) |
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