Definition:
εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם;] peace; 1) of public peace, freedom from war: Luk.14:32, Act.12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31. 2) Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mat.10:34, Luk.12:51, Rom.14:17, 1Co.7:15, Gal.5:22, Jas.3:18; ζητεῖν εἰ, 1Pe.3:11; διώκειν, 2Ti.2:22; ib. before μετὰ πάντων, Heb.12:14; by meton, of him who brings peace, Eph.2:14. 3) As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם, Aram. שְׁלָם), of a state of security and safety: Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10, 1Th.5:3,́ whence the formulae, ὕπαγε (πορεύου) εἰς εἰ, Mrk.5:34, Luk.7:50 (cf. 1Ki.1:17, al; לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם); εἰ. ὑμῖν (שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם), Jhn.20:19, 21, 26; ἀπολύειν ἐν εἰ, Luk.2:29, cf. 1Co.16:11; ἡ εἰ. ὑμῶν, Mat.10:13, Luk.10:6; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ib. 4) Of spiritual peace, the peace of Christ's kingdom (DCG, ii, 330f.): Luk.1:79 2:14 Jhn.16:33, Rom.2:10 5:1 8:6, al; ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰ, 2Th.3:16; ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰ, Rom.15:33 16:20, 2Co.13:11, al; in epistolary salutations, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:3, Gal.1:3, 1Th.1:1, 1Pe.1:2, 2Jo.3, Rev.1:4, al. (see Cremer, 244). (AS)
Definition:
εἰρήν-η (see. below), ἡ,
peace, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ εἰρήνης in
time of peace, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have
peace, have naught to fear, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. γίγνεται
peace is made, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence later,
a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. [
Refs]; εἰ. ποιεῖν 'Αρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make
peace between, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰρήνην δέχεσθαι to accept
it,[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. ἄγειν keep
peace, be at
peace, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. ἄγειν (variant{ἔχειν}) enjoy
peace, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύειν break
it, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολλὴ εἰ. τινὸς γίγνεται profound
peace, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εἰρήνῃ λέγειν, τὸν βίον διάγειν, [
Refs]; πόλεμον εἰρήνης χάριν [αἱρεῖσθαι] [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰρήνης ἄρξας, ={εἰρηναρχήσας}, [
Refs]
II)
the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
III) [
Refs 4th c.BC+] name for
three, [
Refs]; for
six, [
Refs]
IV) Hebraism in [
Refs]
greet a person, inquire after their health, [
LXX]; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ[
LXX]; in salutations, εἰ. σο; [
NT+4th c.BC+]; compare
Boeotian dialect πολέμω καἰράνας [
Refs]; εἰρήνα Pi.[same place], B.[same place], [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
Definition:
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity; one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again; probably from a primary verb (to join);