ταπεινός
tapeinós · G5011 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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dejected, downheearted, downcast
(Compare ταπεινός ‘of low status,’) Pertaining to being discouraged and lacking in hope, with the possible implication of some association with low social status
Examples2 Corinthians 7:6 But God, who comforts the discouraged, comforted us by the arrival of Titus;
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humble
Pertaining to being unpretentious in one’s behavior
ExamplesMatthew 11:29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
James 4:6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”
1 Peter 5:5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT HE GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.
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lowly, humble
Pertaining to having low and humble status
ExamplesLuke 1:52 “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.
Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
James 1:9 Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
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gentle, meek and mild
Pertaining to being meek, with the implication of low status
Examples2 Corinthians 10:1 Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent!
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- παρακαλέωto plead for, to appeal to, to encourage 1
- ὑψόωto lift up, to exalt 1
It is given or told toIndirect object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- δίδωμιto give, to grant 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- עָנָו ʻânâv · H6035 · afflicted, poor, humble
- Greek adjective for humbled/lowly status or disposition, directly translating Hebrew עָנָו (humble, meek) in LXX contexts describing those who are brought low either circumstantially or characterologically.
- עָנִי ʻânîy · H6041 · afflicted, poor, humble
- Hebrew עָנִי emphasizes afflicted/needy circumstances as the cause of lowliness, while Greek ταπεινός focuses on the resulting humble disposition or humiliated state itself.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Dejected, downheearted, downcast25.295
- Paul writes, “God, who comforts the discouraged, comforted us by the arrival of Titus” (2 Corinthians 7:6).
- Lowly, humble87.61
- Paul instructs believers, “do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation” (Romans 12:16).
- Humble88.52
- Jesus teaches, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart” (Matthew 11:29).
- Gentle, meek and mild88.64
- Luke records Mary's song, “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, and has exalted those who were humble” (Luke 1:52).
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ταπεινή ταπεινόν, from (Pindar), Aeschylus, Herodotus down, the Sept. for עָנִי, עָנָו,…
a. properly, not rising far from the ground: Ezek 17:24.
b. metaphorically, α. as to condition, lowly, of low degree: with a substantive, Jas 1:9; substantively οἱ ταπεινοί, opposed to δυνάσται, Lk 1:52; equivalent to brought low with grief, depressed (Sir. 25:23), 2 Cor 7:6. Neuter τά ταπεινά, Rom 12:16 (on which see συναπάγω, at the end). β. lowly in spirit, humble: opposed to ὑπερήφανος, Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5 (from Prov 3:34); with τῇ καρδία added, Mt 11:29 (τῷ πνεύματι, Ps 33:19; in a bad sense, deporting oneself abjectly, deferring servilely to others (Xenophon, mem. 3, 10, 5; Plato, legg. 6, p. 774{c}; often in Isocrates), 2 Cor 10:1. (Cf. references under the word ταπεινοφροσύνη, at the end.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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