1) to be silent, hold one's peace
1a) used of one's silence because dumb
2) metaphorically of a calm, quiet sea
Part of Speech: verb
G4623
From σιωπη siôpê (silence, that is, a hush; properly muteness, that is, involuntary stillness, or inability ot speak; and thus differing from G4602, which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously); to be dumb (but not deaf also, like G2974 properly); figuratively to be calm (as quiet water): - dumb, (hold) peace.
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c become calm | 14.24 |
a be silent | 33.117 |
b not be able to speak | 33.118 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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