- Original: ἡσυχία - Transliteration: hesuchia - Phonetic: hay-soo-khee'-ah - Definition: 1. quietness a. description of the life of one who stays at home doing his own work, and does not officiously meddle with the affairs of others 2. silence - Origin: from G2272 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of G2272 ; (as noun) stillness that is desistance from bustle or language: - quietness silence. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • quietness, 1 2 Thessalonians 3:12 • silence, 3 Act 22:2; 1 Timothy 2:11; 1 Timothy 2:12