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Strong's G2270 ἡσυχάζω (hesychazo)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2270 — chaber (“associate”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2270
Language Greek
Linked Usages 48
Books 19

Strong's G2270 Quick Answer

Strong's G2270 ἡσυχάζω (hesuchazo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hesuchazo (hay-soo-khad'-zo) v. 1. to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech [a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of G1476 and perhaps G2192] It has 48 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include land, quiet, rest, lord, and said.

Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hesuchazo (hay-soo-khad'-zo) v. 1. to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech [a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of G1476 and perhaps G2192]
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
land, quiet, rest, lord, and said

Meaning and Definition

hesuchazo (hay-soo-khad'-zo) v. 1. to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech [a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of G1476 and perhaps G2192] KJV: cease, hold peace, be quiet, rest Root(s): G1476, G2192 See also: G2272

Original Word
ἡσυχάζω
Transliteration
hesuchazo
Derivation
Root: ἔχω R1: 1476 R2: 2192
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2270. 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)

be quiet/give up

Usage: ἡσυχάζω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַט ;] to be still; __(a) to rest from labour: Luk.23:56; __(b) to live quietly: 1Th.4:11; __(with) to be silent: Luk.14:3, Act.11:18 21:14 (cf. Job.32:7, Neh.5:8).† SYN.: σιγάω (which see), σιωπάω (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

land quiet rest lord said years against shalt let before peace earth

How Strong's G2270 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 37 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 G2270 (ἡσυχάζω) appears 43 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2270 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 G2270 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 14:4 KJV

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

Luke 23:56 KJV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Acts 11:18 KJV

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Strong's G2270 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 4:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.

Genesis 4:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp.

Exodus 24:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them.

Strong's G2270 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 1:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.

1 Maccabees 7:50 Septuagint / Brenton

Thus the land of Judah was in rest a little while.

1 Maccabees 9:57 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judah was in rest two years.

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2270.

Genesis 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp.
Exodus 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them.
Judges 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the land was quiet forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judges 3:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Ehud judged them till he died.
Judges 5:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: And they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.
Judges 8:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Midian was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head anymore; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Judges 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the five men went on, and came to Laish; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with anyone.
Judges 18:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good, yet ye are still: delay not to go, and to enter in to possess the land.
Judges 18:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.
Ruth 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shalt know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the matter be accomplished this day.
4 Kingdoms 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was at rest: and they slew Athaliah with the sword in the house of the king.
2 Chronicles 13:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abijah died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Judah had rest ten years.
2 Chronicles 23:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah.
Nehemiah 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Job 3:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,
Job 3:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; Yet wrath came upon me.
Job 11:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; And many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
Job 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart from him, that he may be quiet, And take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
Job 32:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: For Job was righteous before them.
Job 32:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elihu the Buzite the son of Barachel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder; Wherefore I kept silence, Fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
Job 37:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the wild beasts come in under the covert, And rest in their lair.
Job 37:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thy robe is warm, And there is quiet upon the land.
Psalms 75:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
Psalms 106:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they are glad, because they are quiet; And he guides them to their desired haven.
Proverbs 1:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, And shall rest securely from all evil.
Proverbs 7:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And her feet abide not at home.
Proverbs 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; But the good are always quiet.
Proverbs 33:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 7:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt say to him, Take care to be quiet, and fear not, neither let thy soul be disheartened because of these two smoking firebrands: for when my fierce anger is over, I will heal again.
Jeremiah 26:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But fear not thou, my servant Jacob, neither be thou alarmed, Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be at ease, and sleep, and there shall be no one to trouble him.
Jeremiah 29:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and be removed.
Jeremiah 29:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ashkelon, and against the regions on the seacoast, to awake against the remaining countries!
Lamentations 3:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is good, and shall wait for, And quietly expect salvation of the Lord.
Ezekiel 32:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus shall their waters then be at rest, and their rivers shall flow like oil, saith the Lord,
Ezekiel 38:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the rejected land; I will come upon them that are at ease in tranquility, and dwelling in peace, all inhabiting a land in which there is no wall, nor bars, nor have they doors;
Zechariah 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood between the mountains, and said, We have gone round all the earth, and, behold, all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest.
Luke 14:4 New Testament, KJV
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
Luke 23:56 New Testament, KJV
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Acts 11:18 New Testament, KJV
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
Acts 21:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 New Testament, KJV
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
1 Maccabees 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.
1 Maccabees 7:50 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus the land of Judah was in rest a little while.
1 Maccabees 9:57 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judah was in rest two years.
1 Maccabees 11:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
After this, when King Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he had gathered from the isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him.
1 Maccabees 11:52 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So King Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.
1 Maccabees 14:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honor pleased them well.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2270, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2270 FAQ

What does hesychazo (ἡσυχάζω) mean?

Hesychazo (Strong's G2270) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cease". hesuchazo (hay-soo-khad'-zo) v. 1. to keep still (intransitively), i.e. refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech [a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of G1476 and perhaps G2192]

How many times is hesychazo (ἡσυχάζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's G2270 across 19 books.

Where can I study hesychazo (ἡσυχάζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2270 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hesychazo (ἡσυχάζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as land, quiet, rest, lord, said, and years. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2270 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 37 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2270, with linked reader references where each row is available.