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Gentle

ἤπιοςStrong’s G2261

ēpios

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,”
2 Timothy 2:24 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • gentle 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἤπιος ēpios · gentle

    ἤπιος, -α, -ον mild, gentle: 1Th.2:7 (WH, R, mg., νήπιος); before πρός, 2Ti.2:24.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    GEN'TLE, adjective

    [See Genteel.]

    Well born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble; as the studies of noble and gentle youth; gentle blood.

    1. Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature, temper or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 1 Thessalonians 2:71 Thessalonians 2:7
    2. Tame; peaceable; not wild, turbulent or refractory; as a gentle horse or beast.
    3. Soothing; pacific.
    4. Treating with mildness; not violent.
    All definitions and other forms of “gentle”

      GEN'TLE, noun

      A gentleman.

      1. A kind of worm.

      GEN'TLE, verb transitive

      To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar.

        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.