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SILENT, SILENCE
Greek Word
Definitions:
sigao
= to be silent, quiet, quietness
sige (noun) =
silence, to be silent, quietness
siopao
(adjective) = to be silent or
still, to keep silence, hold one's peace, dumb
hesuchia
(noun)= quietness, stillness
hesuchazo
(verb) = to be still, to
live quietly, cease, being silent
hesuchios
(adjective) = tranquility
arising from within, causing no disturbance to others, quiet,
peaceable
hesuchia
= quietness, quiet
eremos
(adjective) = quiet, tranquil;
indicating tranquility arising from without
eirene
(noun)
= peace
eireneuo
(verb) = to bring peace,
reconcile, to keep peace or to be at peace
eirenopoieo
(verb) = to make peace
eirenikon
= peaceful, peaceable
eirenikos
(adjective)= peaceful,
peaceable
katastello
= quiet, appease
phimoo (verb) = to close the mouth with a muzzle, putting to
silence, subduing to stillness, speechless
Scripture References:
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Matthew
22:34 “But when
the Pharisees had heard that he had put
the Sadducees to silence,
(phimoo)
they
were gathered together.”
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Mark 1:25
“And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace
(phimoo),
and come out of him.”
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Mark
4:39 “And Jesus arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the
sea, Peace be
still (phimoo).
And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”
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Luke 1:20
“And, behold,
thou shalt be dumb
(sipao),
and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be
performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be
fulfilled in their season.”
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Acts 11:18
“When they heard these things, they held their
peace(hesuchazo)
and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles,
granted repentance unto life.”
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Acts 12:17
“But Peter, beckoning unto them with the hand to
hold their
peace,
(sigao)
declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the
prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the
brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
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Acts 15:12
“Then all the multitude kept silence,
(sigao)and
gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and
wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.”
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Acts 15:13
“And after they had held their peace,
(siago)James
answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:”
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Acts 18:9
“Then spake the
Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak,
and hold not thy peace:
(siopao)”
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Acts 21:14
“And when Paul would not be persuaded, we
ceased (hesuchazo
),
saying, The will of the Lord be done.”
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Acts 21:40
“And when he (chief captain) had given him licence, Paul stood
on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And
when there was made a great silence,
(sige)he
spake unto them in the Hebrew tongues, saying...”
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Acts 22:2
“(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to
them, they
kept the more silence:)
(hesuchia)
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Acts 24:2
“ And when he was
called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him,
saying, Seeing
that by thee we enjoy great quietness,
(eirene)
and that very
worthy deeds are
done unto this nation by thy providence...”
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Romans
12:18 “If it be
possible, as much as lieth in you, live
peaceably
(eireneuo)with
all men.”
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I
Corinthians 14:28
“But if there be no interpreter, let him
keep silence
(sigao)in
the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.”
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I
Corinthians 14:30
“If any thing be revealed to another that siteth by, let the
first hold his peace.
(sigao)”
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I
Corinthians 14:34
“Let you women keep silence
(sigao)
in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them
to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also
saith the law.”
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II
Corinthians 13:11
“Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be
of one mind, live in peace
(eireneuo);
and the God of love and
peace
(eirene)
shall be with you.”
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Colossians
1:20 “And,
having made peace
(eirenopoieo)
through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things
unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or
things in heaven.”
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I
Thessalonians 4:11
“And that ye study to be quiet,
(hesuchazo)
and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as
we commanded you;”
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I
Thessalonians 5:13
“And to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake.
And be at peace
(eireneuo
among
yourselves.”
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II
Thessalonians 3:12
“Now them(idle brothers)that are such we command and exhort by
our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness
(hesuchia)
they work, and eat their own bread.”
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I Timothy
2:2 “For kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet (eremos)and
peaceable (hesuchios)
life in all godliness and honesty.”
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I Timothy
2:11-12 “ Let the
woman learn in silence
(hesuchia)
with all subjection (hupotage = submission; see: Romans 13:1,5;
I Corinthians 14:32; I corinthians 16:15-16; Ephesians 5:21;
James 4:7; I Peter 5:5; Also see study on Submission to
Authority). But I suffer not(I am not now permitting = simple
present tense) a woman
to teach
(didaskein)
,
(neither/nor) nor
to usurp (authentein
= to
have one's way with, to dominate) authority(over the man, to be
in
silence.”
(
hesuchia
)
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Hebrews
12:11 “Now no
chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless afterward it yeildeth the
peaceable (eirenikos)
fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”
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James 3:17
“ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable,
(eirenikos)
gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
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I Peter
2:15 “For so is
the will of God, that with well doing ye may
put to
silence
(phimoo)
the ignorance of foolish men:”
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I Peter
3:4 (wives)”But let it be the hidden man of the
heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a
meek and quiet (heuchios)
spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”
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Revelation
8:1 “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there
was silence
(sige)
in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
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