UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἡσυχία; -ας

Related lemmas: ἡσυχάζω

Sense 1: quiet circumstances, undisturbed life

Semantic entry: 22.43

Semantic domains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

Subdomains: Favorable Circumstances or State

Definition: a state of undisturbed quietness and calm

Notes: ‘To earn their own living’ (OET TH2 3:12) is a rendering of an idiom which is literally ‘to eat their own bread’ (see 57.190: ἄρτος / 57.190: ἐσθίω). For an interpretation of ἡσυχία in OET TH2 3:12 focusing on personal behavior, see 88.103: ἡσυχάζω / 88.103: ἡσυχία.

Show passage in OET: TH2 3:12

OET-RV TH2 3:12

12 so we’re instructing those people, and urging them by the authority of the master Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah, to just quietly get down to work, and then they’ll have food to eat.

OET-LV TH2 3:12

12 And the to _such we _are _commanding and are _exhorting by the_master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, that with quietness working the of _themselves bread they _may _be _eating.

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Sense 2: silence, remaining quiet

Semantic entry: 33.119

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Keep Silent

Definition: act of maintaining a state of silence, with a possible focus upon the attitude involved

Show passage in OET: ACT 22:2

OET-RV ACT 22:2

2 When they heard him speaking Hebrew, they became even more quiet as he continued,

OET-LV ACT 22:2

2 (And having _heard that he _was _calling _out to _them in _the Hebraios language, they _brought _about more quietness.
) And he _is _saying:

Show passage in OET: TI1 2:11

OET-RV TI1 2:11

11 Women should be learning quietly and submissively,

OET-LV TI1 2:11

11 ˓Let˒_ a_woman _be _learning in quietness in all submission.

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Jump to OET TI1 2:11 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: OET ACT 22:2

TI1: OET TI1 2:11–12

Sense 3: quiet life, peaceful living

Semantic entry: 88.103

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Peaceful Behavior

Definition: act of living in a quiet, peaceful, mild manner

Notes: For another interpretation of ἡσυχία in OET TH2 3:12, focusing on the circumstances involved, see 22.43: ἡσυχία.