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Epios means Kind, Meek, or Gentle
By daniel | January 26, 2006
Here's a verse that I've been looking at the past few days.
And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. (II Tim 2:24, AMPLIFIED)
What I've been looking at (granted, it's part of our current study) is that word "kindly" (other translations read gentle). In context, it's fairly important, since it describes how a servant of the Lord must be towards everyone. When I read the definition for the Greek word, I really get this idea of 'easy-going' and 'kind'. We should be easy-going and kind. We shouldn't be demanding, or overly intense or pushy. There is a definite lack of 'aggressive' there, too.
Note that this is about how we are with other people, as they are people. Certainly we should lack no passion or zeal for the glory of God, or disgust and outrage at injustice. But in dealing with people, we should be kind and easy-going generally, as a characteristic.
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