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ἐπιεικής

Transliteration: epieikes · adjective

5x in NTFirst: Phil 4:5
Meaninggentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable
Part of speechadjective
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπιεικὲς, ἐπιεικῆ, ἐπιεικεῖς, ἐπιεικής, ἐπιεικέσιν
Example versesPhil 4:5 · 1Tim 3:3 · Titus 3:2 · Jas 3:17 · 1Pet 2:18
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What kind of word is ἐπιεικής?

ἐπιεικής (epieikes) is a adjective that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable” and first appears in Phil 4:5.

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