a (restless) sprite that never keeps the peace

εἰρηνεύω (s. εἰρήνη) fut. εἰρηνεύσω 1 Cl 56:12f; 1 aor. εἰρήνευσα LXX; inf. εἰρηνεῦσαι 1 Cl 63:4.

① to cause others to live in peace, reconcile trans. (Cass. Dio 77, 12; 1 Macc 6:60) τινά (cp. Polyb. 5, 8, 7; Cat. Cod. Astr. IX/2 p. 145, 16) those who are quarreling B 19:12; D 4:3.

② to be at peace intr. (gener. of ending a state of enmity or hostilities; Pla., Theaet. 180b; Cass. Dio 42:15; IBM 894, 8f εἰρηνεύουσι γῆ καὶ θάλαττα; LXX; TestSol; TestJob 36:4; Test12Patr).

ⓐ live in peace, be at peace (IBM 894; 2 Ch 14:5; Job 3:26; 2 Macc 12:4) τινί w. someone (Job 5:23; Sir 6:6) 1 Cl 56:12. Of God’s assembly (church), which is enjoying peace IPhld 10:1; cp. ISm 11:2; IPol 7:1. ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ πνεύματι be at peace outwardly and inwardly ITr ins; εἰρηνεῦσαι attain peace 1 Cl 63:4.

ⓑ keep the peace abs. (Appian: Liby. 67 §303, Syr. 4 §15, Bell. Civ. 5, 22 §88; TestGad 6:6) 2 Cor 13:11. δαιμόνιον μηδέποτε εἰρηνεῦον a (restless) sprite that never keeps the peace Hm 2:3. εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἀλλήλοις keep the peace among yourselves (Vi. Aesopi W 102 P. εἰρ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους, v.l. εἰς ἀλλ.) Mk 9:50 (AvanVeldhuizen, Zout en Vrede: NThSt 15, ’32, 252–59). For this ἐν ἑαυτοῖς 1 Th 5:13; Hv 3, 6, 3; 3, 9, 2 and 10; 3, 12, 3; Hs 8, 7, 2. μετά τινος with someone (3 Km 22:45; TestBenj 5:1) Ro 12:18; 1 Cl 54:2. οἱ εἰρηνεύοντες those who are peaceable (Sir 28:9, 13) 15:1.—DELG s.v. εἰρήνη. M-M. TW. Spicq.