- ἐπιεικής
- ἐπιεικής, ές (s. prec. entry; Hom.+; ins, pap [Mayser 92, 6]; LXX; PsSol 5:12; TestSol 1:1 VW; JosAs1:5; cod. A 15:8 al.; EpArist, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 211; Ar. 15, 5; Ath.; s. Mlt-H. 89; 314; 348) not insisting on every right of letter of law or custom, yielding, gentle, kind, courteous, tolerant (so Thu. et al.; s. esp. Aristot., EN 5, 10 [1137b] on relation of ἐ. to δίκαιος) w. ἄμαχος 1 Ti 3:3; Tit 3:2. W. ἀγαθός prob.=right-minded (as Diod S 16, 30, 2, since in 16, 32, 2 ἀσεβής is in contrast to ἐπιεικής) 1 Pt 2:18. W. εἰρηνικός Js 3:17. W. σώφρων (Hyperid. 6, 5) 1 Cl 1:2. W. εὔσπλαγχνος 29:1 (of God, as EpArist 211).—τὸ ἐπιεικές=ἡ ἐπιείκεια (Thu., Pla. et al.; POxy 1218, 5; EpArist 188; Philo, Somn. 2 95 τὸ τῶν δεσποτῶν ἐ.) τὸ ἐ. ὑμῶν your forbearing spirit Phil 4:5. τὸ ἐ. τῆς γλώσσης αὐτῶν the gentleness of their tongue 1 Cl 21:7.—Neut. of the comp. as adv. (PTebt 484 [c. 14 A.D.]; Esth 3:13b; Jos., Ant. 15, 14) ἐπιεικέστερον λαλεῖν speak more gently Hm 12, 4, 2.—M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.
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