Quick Definition
εἰρηνικός, ή, όν Adj peaceable, disposed to peace
Strong's Definition
from 1515; pacific; by implication, salutary
KJV Usage: peaceable
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εἰρηνικός, -7, -όν, 1. relating to peace: ἐπιστῆμαι, the arts of peace, Xen. oec. 1, 17; ἔργα, ibid. 6, 1; χρεῖαι, Diod. 5, 31; often in 1 Mace. 2. peaceable, pacific, loving peace: Jas. iii. 17; (Plat., Isoc., al. ; Sept.). 3. bringing peace with it, peaceful, salutary, (see εἰρήνη, 3): Heb. xii. 11.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εἰρηνικός eirēnikos 2x
pertaining to peace; peaceable, disposed to peace, Jas. 3:17; from the Hebrew, profitable, blissful, Heb. 12:11*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εἰρηνικός, -ή, -όν
(< εἰρήνη), [in LXX for שָׁלוֹם and cognates ;]
peaceful: He 12:11, Ja 3:17.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εἰρηνικός. P Oxy VII. 1033° (A.D. 392) a petition from two νυκτοστράτηγοι, who describe themselves as τῶν εἰρηνικῶν τὴν φροντίδα ἀναδεδοιημένοι, ‘entrusted with the care of the peace” (Ed.). For the adv. see Aristeas 273 ἐπηρώτα . πῶς ἂν κατὰ ψυχὴν kal ἐν Tots πολέμοις εἰρηνικῶς ἔχοι. eis. For this common preposition following verbs of motion, it is sufficient to quote P Par 63!" (B.c. 164) τὰ σπέρματα κατενεγκεῖν εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς, P Vebt I. 594 (B.C. 99) καταντήσαντος yap εἰς τὴν πόλιν DB. κτὰ., BGU 1. 27°* (ii/a.p.) (= Selections, p. 101) ὅτει εἰς γῆν ἐλήλυθα. . ἀνέβην δὲ εἰς Ρώμην, and Meyer Ostr 66? (iii/A.D.) ἀπῆλθεν εἰς μακράν (cf. Ac 235). με. . . εἰς γεωμέτρου πορευόμενον (P Petr 11. 11 2*—mid. ili/B.c.), Witkowski (Z//.” p. 2) understands the meaning to be that ‘‘apud agrimensores regios artem agros metiendi discebat’’: cf. P Oxy IX. 12154 (ii/iii A.D.) μὴ ἀπέλθῃς εἰς τὸ Σατύρου, ‘do not go to the house of S.,’’ P Iand 14° (iv/A.p.) ἄπελθε eis Λύκ[ου. The usage survives in MGr: see Thumb Handbook, ὃ 46. lies such passages as P Vat A? (B.c. 168) (= Witkowski?, p- 65) Tod παιδίου σου εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἐληλυθότος, P Lond 4216 (B.c. 168) (=I. p. 30, Selections, p. 10) εἰς πᾶν τι ἐληλυθυῖα διὰ τὴν τοῦ σίτου τιμήν, ‘having come to the last extremity because of the high price of corn,” and P Meyer 19! (ii/a.D.) ὕπνωσα εἰς λύσιν, where the editor, following Wilcken, renders ‘‘ich habe bis zur Losung (der Glieder) geschlafen.” The idea of dzvection may still be traced in P Tebt I. 39%* (B.c. 114) ἐτραυμάτισαν τὴν γυναῖκά μου els τὴν δεξιὰν χεῖρα, P Ryl 11. 14518 (a.p. 38) ἔδωκεν πληγὰς πλείους εἰς πᾶν μέρος τοῦ σώματος, and the way is thus prepared for εἰς following verbs of ves, etc., e. g. P Par 4938 (B.C. 164-158) eis. . . τὰ Πρωτάρχου καταλύσω, “ΕἸ shall stay at the inn of Protarchus,” P Fay 111}? (A.D. 95-6) εἰς Διοίνυσι]άδα pivar (1 μεῖναι), BGU II. 423? (ii/A.D.) pov κινδυνεύσαντος els θάλασσαν, ‘when I en- | When Polycrates writes to his father—ylvecké | A metaphorical usage under- |
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εἰρηνικός (eirēnikos) — peaceful. εἰρην-ικός, ή, όν, of or for peace, λόγων -ώτατος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θυσίαι peace offerings, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]
2. of or in peace, peaceful, βίος, πρᾶξις, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs 1st c.AD+] adverb -κῶς peaceably, opposed to πολεμικῶς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] O., etc.: comparative -ώτερον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3. peaceable, of persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]