Dictionary entry

ἐπιεικία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπιεικία (Rec. -είκεια), -ας, ἡ

(< ἐπιεικής), [in LXX: Wi 2:19 12:18 Ba 2:27, Da LXX 3:(42), 4:24, TH (3:42), II Mac 2:22 10:4, III Mac 3:15 7:6 *;]

fairness, moderation, gentleness ("sweet reasonableness," Matthew Arnold): Ac 24:4; c. πραΰτης, II Co 10:1.†

SYN.: πραΰτης (v. Tr., Syn., § xliii)