and ἄμαχον, as a qualification for church leaders (1 Tim 3:3), and between εἰρηνική and εὐπειθής, as a description of ἡ … ἄνωθεν σοφία (Jas 3:17). Ἐπιεικές has generated a remarkable variety of Eng. translations in 4:5, some of which seem somewhat removed from the definition cited above (e.g., “gentle(ness)” [NIV, NRSV, CEV, cf. NASB]; “good sense” [NJB]; “considerate” [NLT]; “reasonableness” [ESV]; “a very elusive term” [MM 238c]). Since the word group often describes the superior party, where uneven