ἡσῠχ-ία,
Ionic dialect -ιη,
Doric dialect ἁσ-, ἡ,
rest, quiet, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
rest from. , [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
silence, stillness, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of the Pythagoreans, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3) with Preps, δι᾽ ἡσυχίης εἶναι keep
quiet, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῇ ἡσυχία, opposed to ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν τι to keep it
quiet, not speak of it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡ. ἔχειν σφέας αὐτούς[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἡσυχίην πολλήν quite at one's
ease, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ἡσυχίαν at
leisure, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to διὰ σπουδῆς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ. ἡσυχίας
quietly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4) with Verbs,
4.a) ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν keep
quiet, be
at peace or
at rest, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κινήσεων
from movements, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep
silent, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4.b) ἡσυχίαν ἔχειν, = {ἡ. ἄγειν}, but generally implying less continuance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep
silent, τὰ δεινὰ ἡ. ἑκτέον
about them, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
solitude, a sequestered place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]