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Strong's G1516 εἰρηνικός (eirenikos)

Eirenikos means “peaceable” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1516 — gay (“valley”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1516
Language Greek
Linked Usages 48
Books 21

Strong's G1516 Quick Answer

Strong's G1516 εἰρηνικός (eirenikos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eirenikos (ei-ray-nee-kos') adj. 1. peaceful 2. (by implication) heathful It has 48 linked Bible usages across 21 books. Visible English usage signals include peaceable. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
eirenikos (ei-ray-nee-kos') adj. 1. peaceful 2. (by implication) heathful
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
21 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
peaceable

Meaning and Definition

eirenikos (ei-ray-nee-kos') adj. 1. peaceful 2. (by implication) heathful [from G1515] KJV: peaceable Root(s): G1515

Original Word
εἰρηνικός
Transliteration
eirenikos
Derivation
Root: εἰρήνη R1: 1515
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1516. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

peaceful

Usage: είρηνικός, -ή, -όν (εἰρήνη), [in LXX for שָׁלוֹם and cognates ;] peaceful: Heb.12:11, Jas.3:17.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1516 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eirenikos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

peaceable Hebrews 12:11

How Strong's G1516 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1516 (εἰρηνικός) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1516 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1516 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Hebrews 12:11 KJV

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

James 3:17 KJV

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Strong's G1516 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 34:21 Septuagint / Brenton

These men are peaceable, let them dwell with us upon the land, and let them trade in it, and behold the land is extensive before them; we will take their daughters to us for wives, and we will give them our daughters.

Genesis 37:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.

Genesis 42:11 Septuagint / Brenton

we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies.

Strong's G1516 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

13 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 3:1 Septuagint / Brenton

So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying,

Judith 7:24 Septuagint / Brenton

God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assyria.

1 Maccabees 1:30 Septuagint / Brenton

and spoke peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel.

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1516.

Genesis 34:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These men are peaceable, let them dwell with us upon the land, and let them trade in it, and behold the land is extensive before them; we will take their daughters to us for wives, and we will give them our daughters.
Genesis 37:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceable to him.
Genesis 42:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not spies.
Genesis 42:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If ye be peaceable, let one of your brethren be detained in prison; but go ye, and carry back the corn ye have purchased.
Genesis 42:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.
Genesis 42:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Herein shall I know that ye are peaceable; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the corn ye have purchased for your family, depart.
Genesis 42:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And bring to me your younger brother; then I shall know that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of peace: and I will restore you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.
Numbers 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We will pass through thy land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.
Deuteronomy 2:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I sent ambassadors from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with peaceable words, saying,
Deuteronomy 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If then they should answer peaceably to thee, and open to thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and subject to thee.
Deuteronomy 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days forever.
1 Kingdoms 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt go down in front of Gilgal, and behold, I come down to thee to offer a whole burnt offering and peace offerings: seven days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do.
1 Kingdoms 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people went to Gilgal, and Samuel anointed Saul there to be king before the Lord in Gilgal, and there he offered meat offerings and peace offerings before the Lord: and Samuel and all Israel rejoiced exceedingly.
1 Kingdoms 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said, Bring hither victims, that I may offer whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and he offered the whole burnt offering.
2 Kingdoms 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they bring the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it: and David offered whole burnt offerings before the Lord, and peace offerings.
2 Kingdoms 6:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David made an end of offering the whole burnt offerings and peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Hosts.
2 Kingdoms 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother-city in Israel: why dost thou seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?
2 Kingdoms 24:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and Solomon made an addition to the altar afterward, for it was little at first. And the Lord hearkened to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
3 Kingdoms 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream: and he arose and came to Jerusalem, and stood before the altar that was in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord in Zion: and he offered whole burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings, and made a great banquet for himself and all his servants.
3 Kingdoms 8:63 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
3 Kingdoms 8:64 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
was too little to bear the whole burnt offering and the sacrifices of peace offerings.
4 Kingdoms 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and offered his whole burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering, and poured out the blood of his peace offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord.
1 Chronicles 12:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All these were men of war, setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind toward him, and they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.
Psalms 34:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For to me they spoke peaceably, But imagined deceits in their anger.
Psalms 36:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: For there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
Psalms 119:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I was peaceable among them that hated peace; When I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.
Proverbs 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Today I pay my vows:
Jeremiah 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.
Jeremiah 45:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah were brought forth to the princes of the king of Babylon; and they said, The men who were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and will prevail against thee; and they shall cause thy foot to slide and fail, they have turned back from thee.
Obadiah 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They sent thee to thy coasts: all the men of thy covenant have withstood thee; thine allies have prevailed against thee, they have set snares under thee: they have no understanding.
Micah 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
Zechariah 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall receive power, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and there shall be a priest on his right hand, and a peaceable counsel shall be between them both.
Zechariah 8:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with his neighbor; judge truth and peaceable judgment in your gates:
Hebrews 12:11 New Testament, KJV
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
James 3:17 New Testament, KJV
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Judith 3:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying,
Judith 7:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assyria.
1 Maccabees 1:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and spoke peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel.
1 Maccabees 5:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner, saying, Let us pass through your land to go into our own country, and none shall do you any hurt; we will only pass through on foot: howbeit they would not open unto him.
1 Maccabees 7:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of Judah, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully.
1 Maccabees 7:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he spoke unto them peaceably, and swore unto them, saying, We will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends.
1 Maccabees 7:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force: and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying,
1 Maccabees 10:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words, so as he magnified him.
1 Maccabees 10:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But with Alexander they were well pleased, because he was the first that entreated of true peace with them, and they were confederate with him always.
1 Maccabees 11:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereupon he took his journey into Syria in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for King Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his father-in-law.
2 Maccabees 5:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the Sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.
3 Maccabees 6:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Ceasing their miserable strain of woe, they took up the subject of their fatherland, hymning in praise God their wonder-working Savior. All groans, all wailing, were laid aside: they formed dances in token of serene joy.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, And give him a friendly answer with meekness.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1516, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1516 FAQ

What does eirenikos (εἰρηνικός) mean?

Eirenikos (Strong's G1516) is a Greek word most simply glossed "peaceable". eirenikos (ei-ray-nee-kos') adj. 1. peaceful 2. (by implication) heathful

How many times is eirenikos (εἰρηνικός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's G1516 across 21 books.

Where can I study eirenikos (εἰρηνικός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1516 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate eirenikos (εἰρηνικός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as peaceable. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1516 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 33 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 13 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1516, with linked reader references where each row is available.