Dual PanelSynonym for: Gentleness.
See Definition for \praothv\ 4236 See Definition for \epieikeia\ 1932
Both words may be translated gentleness, yet there are marked differences in meaning. \praothv\ is rather passive, denoting, as has been said above (see Humility, Gentleness 5898), one's attitude toward others in view of their acts, bad or good.
\epieikeia\ is distinctly active, it is seen in one's deeds toward others, and it usually implies the relation of superior to inferior. It is fundamentally a relaxing of strict legal requirements concerning others, yet doing this in order more fully to carry out the real spirit of the law. It is clemency in which there is no element of weakness or injustice.