Thayer-2270

ησυχαζω; 1 aorist ησυχασα; (ησυχος (equivalent to ησυχιος)); as in Greek writings from Aeschylus down, to keep quiet, i.e.

a. to rest, to cease from labor: Luk_23:56.

b. to lead a quiet life, said of those who are not running hither and thither, but stay at home and mind their business: 1Th_4:11.

c. to be silent, i.e. to say nothing, hold one's peace: Luk_14:4; Act_11:18; Act_21:14.

[SYNONYMS: ησυχαζειν, σιγαν, σιωπαν: ησυχαζειν describes a quiet condition in the general, inclusive of silence; σιγαν describes a mental condition and its manifestation, especially in speechlessness (silence from fear, grief, awe, etc.); σιωπαν, the more external and physical term, denotes abstinence from speech, especially as antithetic to loquacity.]