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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G4623
to be dumb (but not deaf also, like 2974 properly); figuratively, to be calm (as quiet water)
KJV usage: :--dumb, (hold) peace.
Etymology: from (silence, i.e. a hush; properly, muteness, i.e. involuntary stillness, or inability to speak; and thus differing from , which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
to be silent, keep silence, hold one’s peace, Mt. 20:31; 26:63; Mk. 3:4; 9:34; 10:48; 14:61; Lk. 19:40; Acts 18:9; σιωπῶν, silent, dumb, Lk. 1:20; met. to be silent, still, hushed, calm, as the sea, Mk. 4:39*