εἰρήνη eirēnē
Greek word for “peace” · Strong’s G1515 · used 92 times in 85 verses
Meaning
εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ; peace;
How it is translated
Glosses given for eirēnē in context, with how often each is used:
- peace 90
- peace be 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Romans | 10 | 1.4 | |
| Ephesians | 8 | 3.3 | |
| Acts | 7 | 0.4 | |
| John | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Matthew | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Hebrews | 4 | 0.8 | |
| Galatians | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Philippians | 3 | 1.8 | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 3 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 3.6 |
Also in 14 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
John 20 (3), Ephesians 2 (3), Matthew 10 (2), Luke 2 (2), Luke 10 (2), Luke 19 (2), Romans 14 (2), Romans 15 (2), Ephesians 6 (2), Philippians 4 (2)
Forms
- εἰρήνη 40
- εἰρήνην 24
- εἰρήνης 19
- εἰρήνῃ 8
- Εἰρήνην 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with eirēnē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- χάρις charis “grace” 18
- πατήρ patēr “father” 17
- μετά meta “with/after” 13
- πίστις pistis “faith” 10
- ἀγάπη agapē “love” 7
- ἔλεος eleos “mercy” 5
- πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 9
- πληθύνω plēthunō “to multiply” 4
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 7
- ἅγιος hagios “holy” 6
- διώκω diōkō “to pursue” 4
- ἀποστέλλω apostellō “to send” 5
Key verses
The verses using eirēnē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- John 14:27 — Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
- Acts 10:36 — The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
- Romans 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Romans 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
- Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Hebrews 13:20 — Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
- 1 Peter 1:2 — Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace…
See all 85 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.