Word study · Greek
eirēnē
peace
Say it: ay-RAY-nay (approximate)
εἰρήνη
What it means
Peace in the full Hebrew sense of shalom: well-being, wholeness, and right relationship, not just the absence of war. The seventy are to say "Peace to this house" (10:5-6). Luke's Gospel is full of the word: the angels' "on earth peace" (2:14), "Go in peace" (7:50, 8:48), and the risen Jesus' greeting (24:36).
Range of meaning
- PeaceAbsence of conflict.
- WellbeingWholeness and safety.
- GreetingA wish for good.
In Luke
- Chapter 10
"Peace be to this house" (10:5-6).
- Chapter 19
"Peace in heaven" and "the things which belong to your peace" (19:38, 19:42).
- Chapter 24
"Peace be to you" (24:36).
Every verse (13)
- Luke 1:79
- Luke 2:14
- Luke 2:29
- Luke 7:50
- Luke 8:48
- Luke 10:5
- Luke 10:6
- Luke 11:21
- Luke 12:51
- Luke 14:32
- Luke 19:38
- Luke 19:42
- Luke 24:36
Verses where G1515 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources