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• {"n":"eirene","s":"Peace. In Greek it is mainly the absence of war; in the Bible it carries Hebrew shalom.","u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/bible-translation-differences\/#id=eirene","r":"John 14:27","b":[{"l":"How modern translations read it","t":"Every version reads peace."},{"l":"First, in plain English","t":"**Peace and quiet.** English peace is mostly about things stopping. Now imagine a word that is mostly about things being complete."},{"l":"What you are seeing","t":"Classical eirene is the absence of conflict. The Septuagint uses it for shalom, which is wholeness, completeness, everything in its proper state. The New Testament greeting formula inherits the Hebrew sense."},{"l":"Why translators split","t":"English peace inherited the Greek narrowness rather than the Hebrew fullness, so a blessing of shalom reads as a wish for calm."},{"l":"The rule to carry away","t":"Greeting formulas are the most conservative part of a language. When a New Testament letter opens with one, it is usually carrying an older idea intact."},{"l":"Choosing between them","t":"Peace is universal in English versions."},{"l":"The word","t":"\u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 eirene \u00b7 G1515"}],"src":["eirene for shalom throughout the Septuagint","The greeting at Romans 1:7 and throughout the letters","shalom as wholeness: Judges 6:24; Isaiah 9:6"]}