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Strong’s number: G1515
Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #1515 – εἰρήνη
Greek Word: εἰρήνη, ης, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: eiréné
Phonetic Spelling: (i-ray’-nay)
Quick Definition: one, peace, quietness, rest
Usage: peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.
Etymology: of uncertain derivation, perhaps from eiró (to join)
NASB Translation: peace (91), undisturbed (1)
New Testament usage
92 times in 88 verses
Mat 10:13; Mat 10:34; Mar 5:34; Luk 1:79; Luk 2:14; Luk 2:29; Luk 7:50; Luk 8:48; Luk 10:5; Luk 10:6; Luk 11:21; Luk 12:51; Luk 14:32; Luk 19:38; Luk 19:42; Luk 24:36; Joh 14:27; Joh 16:33; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:21; Joh 20:26; Act 7:26; Act 9:31; Act 10:36; Act 12:20; Act 15:33; Act 16:36; Act 24:2; Rom 1:7; Rom 2:10; Rom 3:17; Rom 5:1; Rom 8:6; Rom 14:17; Rom 14:19; Rom 15:13; Rom 15:33; Rom 16:20; 1Co 1:3; 1Co 7:15; 1Co 14:33; 1Co 16:11; 2Co 1:2; 2Co 13:11; Gal 1:3; Gal 5:22; Gal 6:16; Eph 1:2; Eph 2:14; Eph 2:15; Eph 2:17; Eph 4:3; Eph 6:15; Eph 6:23; Php 1:2; Php 4:7; Php 4:9; Col 1:2; Col 3:15; 1Th 1:1; 1Th 5:3; 1Th 5:23; 2Th 1:2; 2Th 3:16; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 1:4; Phm 1:3; Heb 7:2; Heb 11:31; Heb 12:14; Heb 13:20; Jas 2:16; Jas 3:18; 1Pe 1:2; 1Pe 3:11; 1Pe 5:14; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 3:14; 2Jn 1:3; 3Jn 1:14; Jud 1:2; Rev 1:4; Rev 6:4.
Septuagint: 212 in 188 verses in
Gen 15:15; Gen 26:29; Exo 18:23; Lev 26:6; Num 6:26; Num 25:12; Dt 20:10; Jos 9:15; Jdg 4:17; Jdg 6:23; Jdg 6:24; Jdg 8:9; Jdg 11:13; Jdg 11:31; Jdg 18:6; Jdg 19:20; Jdg 21:13; 1Sa 1:17; 1Sa 7:14; 1Sa 10:4; 1Sa 16:4; 1Sa 16:5; 1Sa 20:7; 1Sa 20:13; 1Sa 20:21; 1Sa 20:42; 1Sa 25:5; 1Sa 25:35; 1Sa 29:7; 1Sa 30:21; 2Sa 3:21; 2Sa 3:22; 2Sa 3:23; 2Sa 3:24; 2Sa 8:10; 2Sa 11:7; 2Sa 15:9; 2Sa 15:27; 2Sa 17:3; 2Sa 18:28; 2Sa 18:29; 2Sa 18:32; 2Sa 19:25; 2Sa 19:31; 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:6; 1Ki 2:13; 1Ki 2:33; 1Ki 5:4; 1Ki 5:26; 1Ki 21:18; 1Ki 22:17; 1Ki 22:27; 1Ki 22:28; 2Ki 4:23; 2Ki 4:26; 2Ki 5:19; 2Ki 5:22; 2Ki 9:11; 2Ki 9:17; 2Ki 9:18; 2Ki 9:19; 2Ki 9:22; 2Ki 9:31; 2Ki 10:13; 2Ki 20:19; 2Ki 22:20; 1Ch 4:40; 1Ch 12:18; 1Ch 12:19; 1Ch 18:10; 1Ch 22:9; 2Ch 15:5; 2Ch 18:16; 2Ch 18:26; 2Ch 18:27; 2Ch 19:1; 2Ch 34:28; Ezr 4:7; Ezr 4:16; Ezr 4:17; Ezr 5:7; Ezr 9:12; Job 11:18; Psa 4:9; Psa 13:3; Psa 27:3; Psa 28:11; Psa 33:15; Psa 34:27; Psa 36:11; Psa 37:4; Psa 40:10; Psa 54:19; Psa 71:3; Psa 71:7; Psa 72:3; Psa 75:3; Psa 84:9; Psa 84:11; Psa 118:165; Psa 119:7; Psa 121:6; Psa 121:7; Psa 121:8; Psa 124:5; Psa 127:6; Psa 147:3; Pro 3:2; Pro 3:17; Pro 3:23; Pro 4:27; Pro 12:20; Pro 16:8; Pro 17:1; Ecc 3:8; Son 8:10; Isa 9:5; Isa 9:6; Isa 14:30; Isa 26:3; Isa 26:12; Isa 27:5; Isa 29:24; Isa 32:4; Isa 32:17; Isa 32:18; Isa 33:7; Isa 39:8; Isa 41:3; Isa 45:7; Isa 48:18; Isa 52:7; Isa 53:5; Isa 54:10; Isa 54:13; Isa 57:2; Isa 57:19; Isa 59:8; Isa 60:17; Isa 66:12; Jer 4:10; Jer 6:14; Jer 8:15; Jer 12:5; Jer 12:12; Jer 14:13; Jer 14:19; Jer 15:5; Jer 16:5; Jer 23:17; Jer 32:37; Jer 35:9; Jer 36:7; Jer 36:11; Jer 37:5; Jer 40:6; Jer 40:9; Jer 41:5; Jer 45:4; Jer 50:12; Lam 3:17; Eze 7:25; Eze 13:10; Eze 13:16; Eze 34:25; Eze 34:27; Eze 34:29; Eze 37:26; Eze 38:8; Eze 38:11; Eze 38:14; Eze 39:6; Eze 39:26; Dan 4:1; Dan 6:26; Dan 10:19; Mic 2:8; Mic 3:5; Mic 5:4; Nah 2:1; Hag 2:9; Zec 8:10; Zec 8:12; Zec 8:19; Zec 9:10; Mal 2:5; Mal 2:6.
Englishman’s Concordance: εἰρήνη (eiréné)
Lexicons
Thayer’s G1515: a state of national tranquillity; peace between individuals; security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous); of the Messiah’s peace; of Christianity, the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is; the blessed state of devout and upright men after death
Strong’s G1515: peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: – one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again
Mounce G1515: peace, harmony, tranquility; safety, welfare, health; often with an emphasis on lack of strife or reconciliation in a relation, as when one has peace with God. Often used as a verbal and written greeting.
Related words: G1514 (verb); G1516 (adj); G1517 (verb); G1518 (noun)
Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 983 ‑ בֶּטַח (beh’‑takh); 1980 ‑ הָלַךְ (haw‑lak’); 3948 ‑ לֶקַח (leh’‑kakh); 6703 ‑ צַח (tsakh); 7962 ‑ שַׁלְוָה (shal‑vaw’); 7965 ‑ שָׁלֹם (shaw‑lome’, shaw‑lome’); 8252 ‑ שָׁקַט (shaw‑kat’);
PreceptsAustin: eirene
Reference Works
22 Matthew 5:9 The peacemakers
29 Matthew 5:28-42 An Eye for an Eye
08 Holy Spirit Pledge and Seal: Romans 5:1-5
09 Holy Spirit Unity: Romans 15:1-13
04 Why are you so afraid? Mark 4:35-41
15 What does it mean to carry your cross? Luke 14:25-35
42 1Corinthians 14:26-40 Order in the Church
46 1Corinthians 15:50-58 The end of death
04 What is hope and what good is it?
06 Romans 5:1-11 The Hope of the Gospel
22 Romans 14:19-15:13 Handling Disagreement
06 Colossians 2:16-23 Passing Judgment
09 James 3:13-4:6 The Cause of Strife
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