be quiet/give up
Hesuchazo describes becoming silent or ceasing an activity, and also living or resting quietly in the cited passages.
The attested uses chiefly show silence or the stopping of a response or effort; they also describe quiet living and rest in the particular circumstances named by the verses.
Senses in use
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Become silent or stop pressing a matter · dominant
The aorist indicative forms mark a completed cessation: in Acts 11:18 the hearers fall silent before glorifying God, and in Luke 14:4 those present remain silent before the healing. In Acts 21:14, the first-person aorist occurs when urging ceases after persuasion fails; the APB presents the cessation of that effort without isolating a word-for-word rendering.
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Maintain quietness or rest · common
In 1 Thessalonians 4:11, the present active infinitive stands with aspiring, attending to one’s own affairs, and working with one’s hands; the APB renders the clause "to live quietly." In Luke 23:56, the aorist form occurs after preparations of spices and ointments, as the APB renders rest on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "live quietly," "were silent," "remained silent," and "rested." In Acts 21:14 it presents the ending of urging.