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Don Johnson

Don Johnson

2007-09-22

hesuchia is the repeated word that forms an inclusio in 1 Tim 2:11-12 which means 1 Tim 2:11 and 2:12 are to be taken together, like they are together with a parentheses around them.

Inclusio and charism are 2 data structures that are used a lot in the Bible but are not common today. Since they are not used today, many do not recognize them in the Bible, but part of the meaning is conveyed by the authors using them.

Strong’s
G2271 hesuchia
hay-soo-khee’-ah
Feminine of G2272; (as noun) stillness, that is, desistance from bustle or language: – quietness, silence.

In other words, you have a gentle spirit, like the woman who is the object of the command of being able to learn in 1 Tim 2 was to have.

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