Bible word study
Eirene (Strong’s G1515): Meaning in the Bible
Eirene (εἰρήνη) is the Greek word numbered G1515 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity. In the King James Bible it is translated one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again..
- Original wordεἰρήνη
- Transliterationeirḗnē
- Pronunciationi-ray'-nay
- Strong’s numberG1515
- LanguageGreek
The full Strong’s definition
Derivation. probably from a primary verb (to join);
How the King James Bible translates it
And Christ
The Greek carries the fuller Hebrew idea of wholeness. Christians believe Jesus makes this peace not by ignoring what is wrong but by bearing it, and so can give a peace the world cannot give.
The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.
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