εἰρηνο-ποιέω G1517
To make peace, effect reconciliation; to bring about peace where there was hostility or separation
This compound verb means to make peace or effect reconciliation between parties. In Colossians 1:20, it describes Christ 'having made peace through the blood of his cross' to reconcile all things to God. The word combines 'peace' (εἰρήνη) with the verb 'to make,' creating a term specifically for peacemaking action. The multilingual evidence (English 'having made peace', Spanish 'habiendo hecho paz', German 'Frieden machen') consistently conveys the active creation of peace, not merely the state of peace but the achievement of reconciliation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Colossians 1:20 declares Christ 'having made peace (εἰρηνοποιήσας) through the blood of his cross' as the means of cosmic reconciliation. Spanish 'habiendo hecho paz' (having made peace) and German 'Frieden machen' (to make peace) both capture the active peacemaking. The aorist participle indicates completed action—peace accomplished through the cross. This isn't passive peace-possessing but active peace-effecting, removing hostility and achieving reconciliation between God and creation through Christ's sacrifice. 1×
AR["صانِعًا-سَلامًا"]·ben["শান্তি-স্থাপন-করে"]·DE["Frieden-machen"]·EN["having-made-peace"]·FR["εἰρηνοποιήσας"]·heb["עָשָׂה-שָׁלוֹם"]·HI["शन्ति-करके"]·ID["setelah membuat damai"]·IT["eirēnopoiēsas"]·jav["sampun-damel-tentrem"]·KO["평화-만드시면서"]·PT["tendo-feito-a-paz"]·RU["умиротворив"]·ES["habiendo-hecho-paz"]·SW["akifanya-amani"]·TR["esenlik-yaratan"]·urd["صلح-کراتے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H7965 1. peace, absence of conflict (198×)H3467 1. save, deliver, rescue (Hifil active) (156×)H5127 1. flee, run away (Qal) (144×)G1515 1. peace, well-being, harmony (93×)H8002 1. peace offering(s) (87×)G4982 1. save spiritually, grant salvation (79×)H3444 1. salvation, deliverance (67×)H4422 1. Nifal: escape, flee (63×)H1272 1. flee, run away (Qal) (58×)H6869b 1. distress, trouble (57×)G4991 1. of salvation (46×)G2347 1. tribulation, affliction, distress (45×)H0983 1. security, safety, confidence (42×)H6031b 1. Piel: afflict, oppress (42×)H6040 1. affliction, misery, suffering (36×)H3468 1. salvation, deliverance (33×)G5343 1. flee, run away (28×)H3467 2. savior, deliverer (Hifil participle substantive) (28×)H8668 1. salvation, deliverance (27×)H8252 1. be quiet, be at rest (26×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰρηνο-ποιέω, to make peace, LXX+NT:—middle, make peaceful, [ψυχὴ] τὸν ἴδιον δρόμον -εῖται Refs 2nd c.AD+