Limited to Acts 22:2; 2 Thess. 3:12; 1 Tim. 2:11-12, the Greek noun “hesuchia” meant “silence,” “quietness,” peace.”

The mob which tried to injure and perhaps kill Paul was “quiet” when Paul spoke to them from a place of safety (Acts 22:2).  When it comes to males and females in worship assemblies, women are to be “silent” (1 Tim. 2:11-12) in terms of public instruction.  Stated another way, male spiritual leadership is God’s will in His church.

The Dictionary of New Testament Theology (3:111) noted how in non-Biblical Greek this word described “quietness of peace (as opposed to war) (Thucydides), relief from pain (Plato), a place of solitude (Xenophon), and the tranquility of the philosopher who escapes from the turmoil of politics (Plato).”