Peace
εἰρήνηStrong’s G1515eirēnē
Appears in 85 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eirēnē is the Greek word usually translated “peace”. It appears in 85 verses of the New Testament.
“Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “peace”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- peace 77
- of peace 14
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 13
- Romans 11
- Acts 7
- Ephesians 7
- John 5
- 1 Corinthians 4
25 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16In contextNow the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
- 1 Timothy 1:2In contextUnto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Titus 1:4In contextTo Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
- Philemon 1:3In contextGrace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:2In contextGrace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
- 2 Peter 3:14In contextWherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
All 85 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
εἰρήνη eirēnē · peace
εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם ;] peace; 1. of public peace, freedom from war: Luk.14:32, Act.12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31. 2. Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mat.10:34, Luk.12:51, Rom.14:17, 1Co.7:15, Gal.5:22, Jas.3:18; ζητεῖν εἰ., 1Pe.3:11; διώκειν, 2Ti.2:22; ib. before μετὰ πάντων, Heb.12:14; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph.2:14. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “peace” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PEACE, noun
[Latin pax, paco, to appease.]
- In a general sense, a state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; applicable to society, to individuals, or to the temper of the mind.
- Freedom from war with a foreign nation; public quiet.
- Freedom from internal commotion or civil war.
- Freedom from private quarrels, suits or disturbance.
All definitions
- Freedom from agitation or disturbance by the passions, as from fear, terror, anger, anxiety or the like; quietness of mind; tranquillity; calmness; quiet of conscience.“Great peace have they that love the law” Psalms 119:165
- Heavenly rest; the happiness of heaven.
- Harmony; concord; a state of reconciliation between parties at variance.
- Public tranquillity; that quiet, order and security which is guaranteed by the laws; as, to keep the peace; to break the peace
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.