Word study · Greek
ḗpios
gentle
Say it: AY-pee-os (approximate)
ἤπιος
What it means
Gentle, mild (like a nurse). In 2:24, "be gentle toward all." In 1 Thessalonians 2:7, "we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother."
Range of meaning
- GentleMild.
- KindConsiderate.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Be gentle toward all" (2:24).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2261 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources