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Be at peace

εἰρηνεύωStrong’s G1514

eirēneuō

Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament

In short

Eirēneuō is the Greek word usually translated “do be at peace” and “living at peace”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.

“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.”
Mark 9:50 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do be at peace” and “living at peace”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do be at peace 3
  • living at peace 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1
  • Romans 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • 1 Thessalonians 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

εἰρηνεύω eirēneuō · be at peace

εἰρηνεύω (εἰρήνη), [in LXX chiefly for שׁלם, שׁקט ;] 1. to bring to peace, reconcile (so 1Ma.6:60). 2. to keep peace, be at peace: Mrk.9:50, Rom.12:18, 2Co.13:11, 1Th.5:13 (cf. Sir.28:9; Cremer, 246). † (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.