STRONGS G1932:
ἐπιείκεια [WH
-κία, see
Ι, ι],
-ας,
ἡ, (
ἐπιεικής, which see),
mildness, gentleness, fairness ['sweet reasonableness' (Matthew Arnold)]:
Acts 24:4; joined with
πραότης [which see],
2 Corinthians 10:1; Plutarch, Pericl. 39; with
φιλανθρωπία, Polybius 1, 14, 4; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 36; with
χρηστότης, Herodian, 5, 1, 12 [6 edition Bekker]. Cf. Plato, defin., p. 412 b.; Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 10. (Baruch 2:27; Wis. 2:19; Wis. 12:18; 2 Macc. 2:22; 3 Macc. 3:15.)
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Synonyms ἐπιείκεια πραότης: "
πρ.
magis ad animum; ἐπι.
vero magi ad exteriorem converstionem pertinet" (Estius on
2 Corinthians 10:1).
πρ.
virtus magis absoluta;
ἐπι.
magis refertur ad alios" (Bengel, ibid.). See at length Trench § 43.]
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