Strong’s G1933 · Greek
ἐπιεικής
epieikḗs · ep-ee-i-kace'
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and εἴκω (G1503);
Meaning appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
In the King James Version gentle, moderation, patient.
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Philippians 4:5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
- 1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
- Titus 3:2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
- James 3:17But 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.
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.