Quick Definition
εἰρηνεύω v. I am peaceful, keep the peace, am at peace
Strong's Definition
from 1515; to be (act) peaceful
KJV Usage: be at (have, live in) peace, live peaceably
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | εἰρήνη · εἰρηνικός · εἰρηνοποιέω · εἰρηνοποιός
88.102 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Peaceful Behavior
to behave peacefully, to live in peace to live in peace with others In some languages the equivalent of ‘live in peace’ is a negation of fighting, for example, ‘do not fight’ or ‘do not constantly quarrel.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εἰρηνεύω ; (εἰρήνη) ; 1. to make peace: 1 Mace. vi. 60; Dio Cass. 77, 12, ete. 2. to cultivate or keep peace, i. 6. harmony ; ἰ0 be at peace, live in peace: 2 Co. xiii. 11; ἐν ἀλλήλοις, Mk. ix. 50; ἐν ἑαυτοῖς [T Tr αὐτοῖς), 1 Th. y. 133; μετά twos, Ro. xii. 18; (Plat. Theaet. p. 180 b.; Dio Cass. 42, 15, ete.; Sept.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εἰρηνεύω eirēneuō 4x
to be at peace; to cultivate peace, concord, or harmony, Mt. 9:50; Rom. 12:18; 2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Thess. 5:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εἰρηνεύω
(< εἰρήνη), [in LXX chiefly for שׁלם, שׁקט ;]
to bring to peace, reconcile (so I Mac 6:60).
to keep peace, be at peace: Mk 9:50, Ro 12:18, II Co 13:11, I Th 5:13 (cf. Si 28:9; Cremer, 246).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εἰρηνεύω. For εἰρηνεύω = ‘be at peace,” as in all its occurrences in the NT, cf. the inscr. from Halicarnassus, Brzt. Mus. Inscrr. 8948 (time of Augustus) eipnveto[vo]. μὲν yap γῆ Kal θάλαττα, a vivid picture of the Pax Romana, and OG/S 6134 (A.D. 392) καὶ τοὺς διοδεύοντας καὶ Td ἔθνος διὰ παντὸς εἰρηνεύεσθαι ἠσφαλίσατο.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εἰρηνεύω (eirēneuō) — be at peace. εἰρην-εύω, bring to peace, reconcile, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. intransitive, keep peace, live peaceably, [NT+5th c.BC+]:—middle, πρὸς τοὺς κρείττους εἰρηνεύεσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; χώρα -ομένη ἐκ παλαιοῦ [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
