ἡσυχία

See also: ησυχία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἡσῠχῐ́η (hēsukhíē) — Ionic
• ᾱ̔σῠχῐ́ᾱ (hāsukhíā) — Doric

Etymology

From ἥσῠχος (hḗsukhos, “quiet”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.sy.kʰí.aː/ → /i.syˈçi.a/ → /i.siˈçi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.sy.kʰí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.syˈkʰi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.syˈçi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.syˈçi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.siˈçi.a/

Noun

ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ • (hēsukhíā) f (genitive ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. peace
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.22:

     ἡσυχίη δ’ ἂν ἐμοὶ καὶ μᾶλλον ἔτ’ εἴη αὔριον

     hēsukhíē d’ àn emoì kaì mâllon ét’ eíē aúrion

     I shall have more peace tomorrow if I do

   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 4.16:

     καὶ πρὸς ἁσυχίαν φιλόπολιν καθαρᾷ γνώμᾳ τετραμμένον

     kaì pròs hasukhían philópolin katharâi gnṓmāi tetramménon

     and whose pure thoughts are turned towards city-loving peace

2. silence, stillness, rest, quiet
   • 438 BCE, Euripides, Alcestis 77:

     τί ποθ’ ἡσυχία πρόσθεν μελάθρων;

     tí poth’ hēsukhía prósthen meláthrōn?

     What means this stillness before the palace?

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ hē hēsukhíā	τὼ ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ tṑ hēsukhíā	αἱ ἡσῠχῐ́αι hai hēsukhíai
Genitive	τῆς ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱς tês hēsukhíās	τοῖν ἡσῠχῐ́αιν toîn hēsukhíain	τῶν ἡσῠχῐῶν tôn hēsukhiôn
Dative	τῇ ἡσῠχῐ́ᾳ têi hēsukhíāi	τοῖν ἡσῠχῐ́αιν toîn hēsukhíain	ταῖς ἡσῠχῐ́αις taîs hēsukhíais
Accusative	τὴν ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱν tḕn hēsukhíān	τὼ ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ tṑ hēsukhíā	τᾱ̀ς ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱς tā̀s hēsukhíās
Vocative	ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ hēsukhíā	ἡσῠχῐ́ᾱ hēsukhíā	ἡσῠχῐ́αι hēsukhíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: ησυχία (isychía)
• Mariupol Greek: йих (jix)

References

• “ἡσυχία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἡσυχία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἡσυχία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἡσυχία”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2271 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • acquiescence idem, page 9.
  • apathy idem, page 33.
  • calm idem, page 109.
  • calmness idem, page 109.
  • composure idem, page 153.
  • content idem, page 167.
  • contentment idem, page 168.
  • coolness idem, page 173.
  • ease idem, page 259.
  • equability idem, page 280.
  • equanimity idem, page 280.
  • gentleness idem, page 357.
  • impassivity idem, page 419.
  • imperturbability idem, page 421.
  • inaction idem, page 427.
  • indifference idem, page 433.
  • leisure idem, page 485.
  • mildness idem, page 529.
  • nonchalance idem, page 562.
  • passivity idem, page 597.
  • patience idem, page 598.
  • peace idem, page 600.
  • peacefulness idem, page 601.
  • philosophy idem, page 610.
  • phlegm idem, page 610.
  • placidity idem, page 616.
  • quiescence idem, page 667.
  • quiet idem, page 667.
  • repose idem, page 697.
  • reserve idem, page 701.
  • resignation idem, page 702.
  • rest idem, page 704.
  • restfulness idem, page 705.
  • retirement idem, page 707.
  • sang-froid idem, page 733.
  • sedateness idem, page 748.
  • serenity idem, page 754.
  • sobriety idem, page 790.
  • softness idem, page 791.
  • stillness idem, page 817.
  • stoicism idem, page 819.
  • stolidity idem, page 819.
  • supineness idem, page 840.
  • tranquility idem, page 887.
  • unconcern idem, page 910.
• “ἡσυχία”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011