ἐπιεικήςepieikḗs
GreekG19335 occurrences (KJV)
appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
KJV renders it: gentle, moderation, patient
Where it appears
- Phil 4:5Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
- 1 Tim 3:3not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
- Titus 3:2to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
- Jas 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- 1 Pet 2:18Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.