Quick Definition
ἡσυχία, ας, ἡ n.f. quietness, silence
Strong's Definition
(as noun) stillness, i.e. desistance from bustle or language
Derivation: feminine of G2272 (ἡσύχιος);
KJV Usage: quietness, silence
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ας | ἡσυχάζω
22.43 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Favorable Circumstances or State
quiet circumstances, undisturbed life a state of undisturbed quietness and calm ‘To earn their own living’ (2TH 3:12) is a rendering of an idiom which is literally ‘to eat their own bread’ (see 57.190). For an interpretation of ἡσυχία in 2TH 3:12 focusing on personal behavior, see 88.103.
33.119 · Communication · Keep Silent
silence, remaining quiet act of maintaining a state of silence, with a possible focus upon the attitude involved
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἡσυχία, -as, ἡ, (fr. the adj. ἡσύχιος, q. v-; the fem. expresses the general notion [W. 95 (90)], cf. αἰτία, ἀρετή,
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἡσυχία hēsychia 4x
rest, quiet, tranquillity; a quiet, tranquil life, 2 Thess. 3:12; silence, silent attention, Acts 22:2; 1 Tim. 2:11, 12*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἡσυχία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἡσύχιος, q.v.), [in LXX for אִישׁוֹן, שָׁלֶו, etc.;]
quietness: II Th 3:12.
stillness, silence: Ac 22:2, I Ti 2:11, 12.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἡσυχία (hēsuchia) — quietness. ἡσῠχ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, Doric dialect ἁσ-(?), ἡ, rest, quiet, [Refs 8th c.BC+] rest from.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. silence, stillness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of the Pythagoreans, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3. with Preps., δι᾽ ἡσυχίης εἶναι keep quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῇ ἡσυχία, opposed to ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν τι to keep it quiet, not speak of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν σφέας αὐτούς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἡσυχίην πολλήν quite at one's ease, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ἡσυχίαν at leisure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to διὰ σπουδῆς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ.. ἡσυχίας quietly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. with Verbs,
4. a ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν keep quiet, be at peace or at rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κινήσεων from movements, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep silent, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. b ἡσυχίαν ἔχειν, = {ἡ. ἄγειν}, but generally implying less continuance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep silent, τὰ δεινὰ ἡ. ἑκτέον about them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. solitude, a sequestered place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]