Strong’s G2270 · Greek
ἡσυχάζω
hēsycházō · hay-soo-khad'-zo
Origin from the same as ἡσύχιος (G2272);
Meaning to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech
In the King James Version cease, hold peace, be quiet, rest.
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 14:4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
- Luke 23:56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
- Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
- Acts 21:14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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.