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peÌ„s´maÌ„k-ẽr: Occurs only in the plural (, “Blessed are the peacemakers (eireÌ„nopoioıÌ): for they shall be called sons of God†(who is “the God of peaceâ€)). We have also what seems to be a reflection of this saying in , “The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for (the Revised Version margin “byâ€) them that make peace†(toıÌs poiouÌsin eireÌ„ÌneÌ„n). In classical Greek a “peacemaker†was an ambassador sent to treat of peace. The word in would, perhaps, be better rendered “peace-workers,†implying not merely making peace between those who are at variance, but working peace as that which is the will of the God of peace for men.