εἰρήνη, -ns, 9, (apparently fr. εἴρω to join; [al. fr. εἴρω i.q-Aéyo; Etym. Magn. 303, 41; Vaniéek p. 892; Lob. Path. Proleg. p. 194; Benfey, Wurzellex. ii. p. 7]), Sept. chiefly for Dw; [fr. Hom. down]; peace, i. e. l. a state of national tranquillity ; exemption from the rage and havoc of war: Rey. vi. 4; πολλὴ εἰρήνη, Acts xxiv. 2 (3) ; τὰ [WH txt. om. τά] πρὸς εἰρήνην, things that look towards peace, as an armistice, conditions for the restoration of peace, Lk. xiv. 32; αἰτεῖσθαι εἰρήνην, Acts xii. 20; ἔχειν εἰρήνην, of the church free from persecutions, Acts TS (ols 2. peace between individuals, i. e. harmony, concord: Mt. x. 34; Lk. xii. 51; Acts vii. 26; Ro. xiv. 17; 1 Co. vii. 15; Gal. v.22; Eph.ii.17; iv.3; i.q. the author of peace, Eph. ii. 14 [ef. B. 125 (109)]; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, where harmony prevails, in a peaceful mind, Jas. iii. 18 ; ὁδὸς εἰρήνης, way leading to peace, a course of life promoting harmony, Ro. iii. 17 (fr. Is. lix. 8) ; per’ εἰρήνης, in a mild and friendly spirit, Heb. xi. 31; ποιεῖν εἰρήνην, to promote concord, Jas. iii. 18; to effect it, Eph. ii. 15; Gyre, 1 Pet. iii. 115 διώκειν, 2 Tim. ii. 22; with pera πάντων added, Heb. xii. 14; τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης διώκειν, Ro. xiv. 19 [cf. B. 95 (83); W. 109 (108 sq.)]. spee. good order, opp. to ἀκαταστασία, 1 Co. xiv. 33. 3. after the Hebr. D)9v, security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous): Lk. xix. 42; Heb. vii. 2; εἰρήνη x. ἀσφάλεια, opp- to ὄλεθρος, 1 Th. v. 3; ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἐστὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, his goods are secure from hostile attack, Lk. xi. 21; ὕπαγε εἰς εἰρήνην, Mk. v. 34, and πορεύου εἰς eip. Lk. vii. 50; viii. 48, a formula of wishing well, blessing, addressed by the Hebrews to departing friends (οἷ 7, 1S. i.17; xx. 42, ete.; properly, depart into a place or state of peace; \ cf. B. 184 (160)]); πορεύεσθαι ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Acts xvi. 36, and ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Jas. ii. 16, go in peace i. e. may happiness attend you; ἀπολύειν τινὰ μετ᾽ εἰρήνης, to dismiss one with good wishes, Acts xy. 33; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, with my wish fulfilled, and therefore happy, Lk. ii. 29 (see drove, 2 a.) ; προπέμπειν τινὰ ἐν eip. free from danger, safe, 1 Co. xvi. 11 [al. take it of inward peace or 23; Dan. x. 19) ; from this is to be derived the explanation of those expressions which refer apparently to the Messianic blessings (see 4 below): εἰρήνη τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ, let peace, blessedness, come to this household, Lk. x. 5; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, worthy of peace [cf. W. § 34, 3 N. 2; B. 161 sq. (141) ], Lk. x. 6; ἐλθέτω ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν. let the peace which ye wish it come upon it, i. e. be its lot, Mt. x. 13; to the same purport ἐπαναπ. ἡ εἰρ. ip. ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, Lk. x. 6; ἡ εἰρ. by. πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐπιστραφήτω, let your peace return to you, because it could not rest upon it, i. e. let it be just as if ye had not uttered the wish, Mt. x. 13. 4. spec. the Messiah’s peace: Lk. ii. 14; ὁδὸς εἰρήνης, the way that leads to peace (salvation), Lk. i. 79; εἰρ. ἐν οὐρανῷ, peace, salvation, is prepared for us in heaven, Lk. xix. 38; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι εἰρήνην, Acts x. 36. 5. acc. to a conception distinctly peculiar to Christianity, the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is: Ro. viii. 6; ἐν εἰρήνῃ sc. ὄντες is used of those who, assured of salvation, tranquilly await the return of Christ and the transformation of all things which will accompany that event, 2 Pet. iii. 14; [πληροῦν πάσης - . . εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν, Ro. xv. 13 (where L mrg. ἐν a εἰρήνῃ) } ; ἔχειν ἐν Χριστῷ εἰρήνην (opp: to ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ θλίψιν ἔχειν), In. xvi. 33; ἔχειν elp. πρὸς τ. θεόν, with God, Ro. v. 1, (εἰρ. πρός τινα, Plat. rep. 5 p. 465 b.; ef. Diod. 21, 12; [ef Mey. on Ro. 1. οὐ; W. 186 (175) ; 406 (379)]); εὐαγγελίζεσθαι εἰρήνην, Ro. x. 15 [RG Tr mrg. in br.]; τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς εἰρήνης, Eph. vi. 15 ; in the expression εἰρήνην ἀφίημι κτλ. Jn. Xiv. 27, in which Christ, with allusion to the usual Jewish formula at leave-taking (see 3 above), says that he not merely wishes, but gives peace; ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Χριστοῦ, which comes from Christ, Col. iii. 15 [Rec. θεοῦ]; τοῦ θεοῦ, Phil. iv. 7, [ef.W. 186 (175)]. Comprehensively of every kind of peace (blessing), yet with a predominance apparently of the notion of peace with God, εἰρήνη is used —in the salutations of Christ after his resurrection, εἰρήνη ὑμῖν (029 Did), Lk. xxiv. 36 [T om. WH reject the cl.]; Jn. xx. 19, 21, 26; in the phrases ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰρήνης, the Lord who is the author and promoter of peace, 2 Th. iii. 16; ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρ. Ro. xv. 33; xvi. 20; 2 Co. xiii. 11; Phil. iv. 9; 1 Th. v. 23; Heb. xiii. 20; in the salutations at the beginning and the close of the apostolic Epp.: Ro. i. 7; 1 Co. i. 3; 2Co. i. 2; Gal. i. 8; vi. 16; Eph. i.2; vi. 23; Phil. i. 2; Col. i. 2; 1 Th.i. 1; 2 Th. i. 2; iii. 16; 1 Tim.i.2; 2 Tim.i. 2; Tit.i.4; [Philem. 3]; 1 Pet. i. ὃ; v.14; 2 Pet.i.2; 2Jn.3; 3 Jn. 15 (14); [Jude 2]; Rev. i. 4. Cf. Kling in Herzog iv. p. 596 sq. 8. VFriede mit Gott; Weiss, Bibl. Theol. d. N. T. § 83 b.; [ Otto in the Jahrbb. fiir deutsch. Theol. for 1867, p. 678 sqq-; ef. W. 549 (511)]. 6. of the blessed state of devout and upright men after death (Sap. iii. 8): Ro. ii. 10.

εἰρήνη eirēnē 92x

peace, Lk. 14:32; Acts 12:20; tranquillity, Lk. 11:21; Jn. 16:33; 1 Thess. 5:3; concord, unity, love of peace, Mt. 10:34; Lk. 12:51; meton. the author of peace, Eph. 2:14; from the Hebrew every kind of blessing and good, Lk. 1:79; 2:14, 29; meton. a salutation expressive of good wishes, a benediction, blessing, Mt. 10:13

εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם ;]

peace; of public peace, freedom from war: Lk 14:32, Ac 12:20 24:2; of the church, Ac 9:31.

Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mt 10:34, Lk 12:51, Ro 14:17, I Co 7:15, Ga 5:22, Ja 3:18; ζητεῖν εἰ., I Pe 3:11; διώκειν, II Ti 2:22; ib. seq. μετὰ πάντων, He 12:14; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph 2:14.

As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם , Aram. שְׁלָם), of a state of security and safety: Jo 16:33, Ro 2:10, I Th 5:3,́ whence the formulae, ὕπαγε (πορεύου) εἰς εἰ, Mk 5:34, Lk 7:50 (cf. I Ki 1:17, al.; לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם); εἰ. ὑμῖν (שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם), Jo 20:19, 21, 26; ἀπολύειν ἐν εἰ., Lk 2:29, cf. I Co 16:11; ἡ εἰ. ὑμῶν, Mt 10:13, Lk 10:6; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ib.

Of spiritual peace, the peace of Christ's kingdom (DCG, ii, 330f.): Lk 1:79 2:14, Jo 16:33, Ro 2:10 5:1 8:6, al.; ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰ., II Th 3:16; ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰ., Ro 15:33 16:20, II Co 13:11, al.; in epistolary salutations, Ro 1:7, I Co 1:3, Ga 1:3, I Th 1:1, I Pe 1:2, II Jo 3, Re 1:4, al. (v. Cremer, 244).

εἰρήνη. P Strass I. 58 (A.D. 262) ἀνάξια [τ]ῆς ὑπὸ σοῦ πᾶσιν ἡμῖν πρυτανευομένης εἰρή[ν]ης ὁ πρεσβύτης παθών, P Goodsp Cairo 15 (A.D. 362) τὰ τετολμημένα εἰς ἐμὲ ἐν τοιαύτῃ πρ[υ]Ἱτα[ν]ευομένῃ εἰρήνῃ τοῦ δεσπότου [ἡ]μῶν βασιλέως Φλαονίου ᾿Ιουλιανοῦ αἰωνίου ᾿Α [γο]ύστου, ‘* the things perpetrated against me in the tranquillity enjoyed under our lord king Flavius Julianus, eternal Augustus” (Ed.). P Oxy I. 645 (iii/iv A.D.) shows an order for arrest addressed ἐπιστάτῃ > Ζ εἰρηνικὸς εἰρήνης κώμης Τήεως : cf. 16. XII. 15079 (111,4.0.),ὄ 26. 1.559 (A.D. 341) ἐπόπτῃ εἰρήνης ᾿Οξυρυγχίτου, and Preisigke 4636 (iii/A.p.) a list of police officials including εἰρηνοφύλακες. P Oxy I. 41” (iii/iv a.p.) εἰρήνη πόλεως (voc.), addressed to a strategus, is worth quoting in connexion with Eph 2*. From Christian sources we may quote Ramsay C. and δ. ii, p. 720 No. 655 (prob. iii/A.D.) εἰρήν[η] πάσῃ τῇ ἀδελ[φότητ]ν from the dedication of a κοιμητήριον, and the commendatory letter P Oxy VIII. 1162° (iv/a.D.) συνδέξασθαι αὐτὸν ἐν ἰρήνῃ. For ἙΠρήνη as a proper name see P Petr III. 304, BGU I. 1158 (A.p. 189), and the letter of consolation P Oxy I. 115! (ii/A.p.) (= Se/ectéons, p. 96).

εἰρήνη (eirēnē) — peace. εἰρήν-η (see. below), ἡ, peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ εἰρήνης in time of peace, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have peace, have naught to fear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. γίγνεται peace is made, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence later, a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. [Refs]; εἰ. ποιεῖν 'Αρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make peace between.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰρήνην δέχεσθαι to accept it,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. ἄγειν keep peace, be at peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. ἄγειν (variant{ἔχειν}) enjoy peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύειν break it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολλὴ εἰ. τινὸς γίγνεται profound peace, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν εἰρήνῃ λέγειν, τὸν βίον διάγειν, [Refs]; πόλεμον εἰρήνης χάριν [αἱρεῖσθαι] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰρήνης ἄρξας, ={εἰρηναρχήσας}, [Refs]

II. the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

III. [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for three, [Refs]; for six, [Refs]

IV. Hebraism in [Refs] greet a person, inquire after their health, [LXX]; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ[LXX]; in salutations, εἰ. σο; [NT+4th c.BC+]; compare Boeotian dialect πολέμω καἰράνας [Refs]; εἰρήνα Pi.[same place], B.[same place], [Refs 4th c.BC+]