Lexical Definition

‎ἤπιος‎ ḗpios (ay'-pee-os) gentle ^G:A
probably from ‎ἔπος‎

gentle.

• properly, affable, i.e. mild or kind

Abbott-Smith

* ἤπιος, -α, -ον,
mild, gentle: I Th 2:7 (WH, R, mg., νήπιος); seq. πρός, II Ti 2:24.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἤπιος, α, ον,

also ος, ον [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__1 of persons, gentle, kind, πατὴρ ὣς ἤπιος αἰεί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a monarch, ἀγανὸς καὶ ἤ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the gods, σωτῆρας.. ἠπίους θ᾽ ἡμῖν μολεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδέ πω ἤπιος appeased, [NT]
__2 of feelings, words, etc., εἴ μοι κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων ἤπια εἰδείη had kindly feeling towards me, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μῦθος ἤ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀργαί, φρένες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of heat and cold, mild, less intense, τὸ πνῖγος -ώτερον γέγονεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἠπιώτεραι αἱ θέρμαι, of a fever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ τοῦ πυρετοῦ ἤπια[Refs 4th c.BC+]; of river-currents, -ώτερα ῥεύματα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II active, soothing, assuaging, φάρμακα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἰσχυρά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀκέσματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποτήματα soft drinks, opposed to φαρμακώδη καὶ δριμέα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: superlative, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.2 ἤπιον ἦμαρ with infinitive, a day favourable for beginning a thing, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III adverb -ίως[Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρήσετ᾽ αὐτή σοι τότ᾽ ἠ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: comparative -ωτέρως, ἔχειν πρός τινα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -ωτάτως[Refs 5th c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Thess.2.7 ☩ 2Tim.2.24}