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To reconcile

εὐνοέωStrong’s G2132

eunoeō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Eunoeō is the Greek word usually translated “agreeing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”
Matthew 5:25 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “agreeing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • agreeing 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    εὐνοέω eunoeō · to reconcile

    εὐ-νοέω, -ῶ (εὔνοος, friendly), [in LXX: Est.8:13 Bא1, Dan LXX 2:43, 3Ma.7:11 * ;] to be favourable, kindly disposed: with dative, Mat.5:25.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “reconcile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    RECONCI'LE, verb transitive

    [Latin reconcilio; re and concilio; con and calo, to call, Gr. The literal sense is to call back into union.]

    1. To conciliate anew; to call back into union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to friendship or favor after estrangement; as, to reconcile men or parties that have been at variance.“Go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother -” Matthew 5:24“We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God” 2 Corinthians 5:20
    2. To bring to acquiescence, content or quiet submission; with to; as, to reconcile one's self to afflictions.
    3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; followed by with or to.
    4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences or quarrels.

    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.