Be quiet/give up
ἡσυχάζωStrong’s G2270hēsuchazō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hēsuchazō is the Greek word usually translated “were silent”, “rested” and “we were silent”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;”
Meaning
Usually translated “were silent”, “rested” and “we were silent”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were silent 2
- they rested 1
- we were silent 1
- to live quietly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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;
Greek dictionary
ἡσυχάζω hēsuchazō · be quiet/give up
ἡσυχάζω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַט ;] to be still; (a) to rest from labour: Luk.23:56; (b) to live quietly: 1Th.4:11; (with) to be silent: Luk.14:3, Act.11:18 21:14 (cf. Job.32:7, Neh.5:8).† SYN.: σιγάω (which see), σιωπάω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rested” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REST'ED, participle passive
Laid on for support.
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.