ἐπιείκεια, ἡ,

I

1. reasonableness, ἔχει τινὰ οὗτος ὁ λόγος ἐπιείκειαν Hp. Fract. 31.

2.. equity, opp. strict law, Arist. Top. 141a16, etc.; κατ’ ἐπιείκειαν, opp. κατὰ τοὺς ὅρκους, Isoc. 18.34; ἄκαμπτον εἰς ἐ. Plu. Cat.Mi. 4.

3.. of persons, reasonableness, fairness, Th. 3.40, 48, 5.86, Pl. Lg. 735a, etc.; ἐ. καὶ πρᾳότης Plu. Per. 39, cf. 2Co 10:1; also, goodness, virtuousness, Lys. 16.11, D. 21.207, Arist. EN 1175b24: pl., joined with χάριτες, Isoc. 4.63, cf. 15.149.

II. personified, Clemency, Plu. Caes. 57.

ἐπιείκεια epieikeia 2x

    also spelled ἐπιεικία, reasonableness, equity; in NT gentleness, mildness, 2Co 10:1; clemency, Act 24:4

G1932 — ἐπιείκεια

(WH ἐπιεικία, see Iota), ἐπιεικείας, ἡ, (ἐπιεικής, which see), mildness, gentleness, fairness (`sweet reasonableness' (Matthew Arnold)): Act 24:4; joined with πραότης (which see), 2Co 10:1; Plutarch, Pericl. 39; with φιλανθρωπία, Polybius 1, 14, 4; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 36; with χρηστότης, Herodian, 5, 1, 12 (6 edition Bekker). Cf. Plato, defin., p. 412 b. Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 10. (Baruch 2:27; Wis. 2:19 Wis. 12:18; 2 Macc. 2:22; 3Macc. 3:15.)

ἐπιεικία

( Rec. - είκεια ), - ας , ἡ

( < ἐπιεικής ),

[in LXX : Wis 2:19 ; Wis 12:18 Bar 2:27 , from LXX Bar 4:24 , TH 3(42), 2Ma 2:22 ; 2Ma 10:4 , 3Ma 3:15; 3Ma 7:6 * ;]

fairness, moderation, gentleness ("sweet reasonableness," Matthew Arnold): Act 24:4; c . πραΰτης , 2Co 10:1. †

ἐπιείκεια see ἐπιεικία

SYN.: πραΰτης G4240 ( v. Tr., Syn. , § xliii)

詞類次數：名詞（2）

原文字根：在上-模擬

字義溯源：適當，溫和，仁慈，寬容，和平；源自（G1933（ἐπιεικής）=適合的）；由（G1909（ἐπί）*=在⋯上）與（G1503（ἔοικα）*=相似）組成

出現次數：總共（2）；徒（1）；林後（1）

譯字彙編：

1）和平（1）林後10:1；

2）寬容中（1）徒24:4