εἰρήνη

εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלוֹם ;]

peace;

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

2. Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Matt 10,34, Luk 12,51, Rom 14,17, 1 Kor 7,15, Gal 5,22, Jak 3,18 ζητεῖν εἰ., 1 Pet 3,11 διώκειν, 2 Tim 2,22 ib. before μετὰ πάντων, Hebr 12,14 by meton., of him who brings peace, Ef 2,14,

3. As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם, Aram. שְׁלָם), of a state of security and safety: Joh 16,33, Rom 2,10, 1 Thess 5,3,́ whence the formulae, ὕπαγε (πορεύου) εἰς εἰ, Mark 5,34, Luk 7,50 (cf. 1 Sam 1,17, al.; לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם); εἰ. ὑμῖν (שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם), Joh 20,19, 21, 26; ἀπολύειν ἐν εἰ., Luk 2,29, cf. 1 Kor 16,11 ἡ εἰ. ὑμῶν, Matt 10,13, Luk 10,6; υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ib.

4. Of spiritual peace, the peace of Christ's kingdom (DCG, ii, 330f.): Luk 1,79; 2,14 Joh 16,33, Rom 2,10; 5,1; 8,6, al.; ὁ κύριος τῆς εἰ., 2 Thess 3,16 ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰ., Rom 15,33; 16,20, 2 Kor 13,11, al.; in epistolary salutations, Rom 1,7, 1 Kor 1,3, Gal 1,3, 1 Thess 1,1, 1 Pet 1,2, 2 Joh 3, Åb 1,4, al. (see Cremer, 244).