Strong G4236πραότης
gentleness
- Transliteration
- praotēs
- Pronunciation
- prah-ot'-ace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G4235; gentleness; by implication humility: - meekness.
Detailed definition
πρᾳότης, πραότης, see: πραΰτης.
πραΰτης
(Rec. -ότης, exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. with, where πρᾳύτης), -ητος, ἡ, late form of πραότης, [in LXX: Psa.45:4 90:10 132:1 (עַנְוָה, עֱנוּת, Est.5:1, Sir.6:1-37 *;]
gentleness, meekness: 1Co.4:21, 2Co.10:1, Gal.5:23 6:1, Eph.4:2, Col.3:12 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti_2:25, Tit.3:2, Jas.1:21 3:13, 1Pe.3:15.†
SIN.: ἐπιεικία, q.v
(AS)
πραΰτης
(Rec. -ότης, exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. with, where πρᾳύτης), -ητος, ἡ, late form of πραότης, [in LXX: Psa.45:4 90:10 132:1 (עַנְוָה, עֱנוּת, Est.5:1, Sir.6:1-37 *;]
gentleness, meekness: 1Co.4:21, 2Co.10:1, Gal.5:23 6:1, Eph.4:2, Col.3:12 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti_2:25, Tit.3:2, Jas.1:21 3:13, 1Pe.3:15.†
SIN.: ἐπιεικία, q.v
(AS)
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
πρᾱότης, ητος, ἡ,
mildness, gentleness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.108, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.34, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.55, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 558a, etc.)]; opposed to ἀγριότης, [Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 197d)]; opposed to ὀργιλότης, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1125b26)]; opposed to ὀργή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1380a6: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.116)]: later πραΰτης, [LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.44(45).4, NT.Gal.5.23 (variant), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2788 (from Aphrodisias).)]
mildness, gentleness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.108, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.34, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.55, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 558a, etc.)]; opposed to ἀγριότης, [Refs ([prev. author] “Smp.” 197d)]; opposed to ὀργιλότης, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1125b26)]; opposed to ὀργή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1380a6: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.116)]: later πραΰτης, [LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.44(45).4, NT.Gal.5.23 (variant), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2788 (from Aphrodisias).)]