Strong G5011ταπεινός
lowly
- Transliteration
- tapeinos
- Pronunciation
- tap-i-nos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Of uncertain derivation;
depressed that is (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition): - base cast down humble of low degree (estate) lowly.
depressed that is (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition): - base cast down humble of low degree (estate) lowly.
Detailed definition
ταπεινός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX for שָׁפָל, עָנִי, etc.;]
low-lying; metaphorically,
__(a) lowly, of low degree, brought low: Jas.1:9, 2Co.7:6 (cf. Sir.25:23); οἱ τ., opposite to δυνάσται, Luk.1:52; τ. ταπεινοῖς (neut., R, txt.; masc., R, mg.; see ICC, in l), Rom.12:16;
__(b) lowly in spirit, humble, in cl. usually in a slighting sense (see Tr., Syn., § xlii; but see also Abbott, Essays, 81), in NT in an honourable sense: 2Co.10:1; before τ. καρδίᾳ, Mat.11:29 (cf. Psa.34:19); opposite to ὑπερήφανος, Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX).†
(AS)
[in LXX for שָׁפָל, עָנִי, etc.;]
low-lying; metaphorically,
__(a) lowly, of low degree, brought low: Jas.1:9, 2Co.7:6 (cf. Sir.25:23); οἱ τ., opposite to δυνάσται, Luk.1:52; τ. ταπεινοῖς (neut., R, txt.; masc., R, mg.; see ICC, in l), Rom.12:16;
__(b) lowly in spirit, humble, in cl. usually in a slighting sense (see Tr., Syn., § xlii; but see also Abbott, Essays, 81), in NT in an honourable sense: 2Co.10:1; before τ. καρδίᾳ, Mat.11:29 (cf. Psa.34:19); opposite to ὑπερήφανος, Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5" (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5011 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- degree2
- humble2
- base1
- cast1
- estate1
- lowly1
First verses
- Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- Romans 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
- James 1:9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
- James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
τᾰπεινός, ή, όν,
low:
1 of Place, low-lying, χώρη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.191, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 352b32 (_comparative_))]; νῆσος [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.21)]; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.82; τ. ἕζεσθαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1411 (Lyric poetry); ἡ μαῖα καθεζέσθω -οτέρα 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.70a, compare 2.61)]; of stature or size, low, ὀστᾶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.4; τροχοί [prev. work] 10.6)]; of position in the body, τὰ τ. τοῦ θώρακος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.531)]; of a river, low, opposed to μέγας, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.43.3)]; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.5, +others)]; but also, near the earth, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.5)]; of the sun, opposed to ὑψηλός, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 8)]; λοξὸς καὶ τ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.87.)]
2 of persons, humbled, abased in power, pride, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.14)]; σὺ δ᾽ οὐδέπω τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 322, compare 908; τ. παρέχειν τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.5.13; τά τοι μέγιστα πολλάκις θεὸς ταπείν᾽ ἔθηκε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 716, compare “Hec.” 245, “Andr.” 979)]; submissive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 5.4 (_comparative_), etc.)]; αἱ τ. τῶν πόλεων small, poor, weak, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.95, compare 7.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.69 (_superlative_))]; τ. δύναμις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.23)]; of low intelligence, αἱ τῶν ἀσυνέτων καὶ τ. ἀνθρώπων ψυχαί [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.220; τὴν μικρὰν καὶ τ. [ἰατρικὴν θεωρίαν] ὁ Ἱπποκράτης ηὔξησεν [prev. author] 16.550.)] adverb, ταπεινῶς (or ταπεινὰ) πράττειν to be in low estate or obscurity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.64, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Theseus” 6; -νῶς ζῆν 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 227; ὁμιλεῖν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1313b41.)]
3 of the spirits, downcast, dejected, διάνοια [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61; τ. καὶ ἔρημοι συνεκάθηντο 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.23, compare 6.4.16.)]
4 in moral sense, either bad, mean, base, abject, τ. καὶ ἀνελεύθερος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 791d, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.10.5, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.34, etc.)]; or good, lowly, humble, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 716a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.1.5)], frequently in NT, [NT (NT.Matt.11.29, NT.2Cor.7.6, +others)]
5 of things, mean, low, poor, τ. καὶ ἄπορος δίαιτα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 762e, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.48 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]: superlative, -οτάτη περίστασις [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Vit.” p.26 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]; θεωρία -οτέρα, opposed to τιμιωτέρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 639a1)]; of style, low, poor, τ. λέξις, opposed to κεκοσμημένη, [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1404b6.)] adverb, -νῶς λέγειν in a submissive manner, [Refs ([prev. work] 1408a19.)]
low:
1 of Place, low-lying, χώρη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.191, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 352b32 (_comparative_))]; νῆσος [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.21)]; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.82; τ. ἕζεσθαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1411 (Lyric poetry); ἡ μαῖα καθεζέσθω -οτέρα 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.70a, compare 2.61)]; of stature or size, low, ὀστᾶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.4; τροχοί [prev. work] 10.6)]; of position in the body, τὰ τ. τοῦ θώρακος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.531)]; of a river, low, opposed to μέγας, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.43.3)]; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.5, +others)]; but also, near the earth, [Refs ([prev. author] 2.5)]; of the sun, opposed to ὑψηλός, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 8)]; λοξὸς καὶ τ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.87.)]
2 of persons, humbled, abased in power, pride, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.14)]; σὺ δ᾽ οὐδέπω τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 322, compare 908; τ. παρέχειν τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.5.13; τά τοι μέγιστα πολλάκις θεὸς ταπείν᾽ ἔθηκε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 716, compare “Hec.” 245, “Andr.” 979)]; submissive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 5.4 (_comparative_), etc.)]; αἱ τ. τῶν πόλεων small, poor, weak, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.95, compare 7.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.69 (_superlative_))]; τ. δύναμις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.23)]; of low intelligence, αἱ τῶν ἀσυνέτων καὶ τ. ἀνθρώπων ψυχαί [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.220; τὴν μικρὰν καὶ τ. [ἰατρικὴν θεωρίαν] ὁ Ἱπποκράτης ηὔξησεν [prev. author] 16.550.)] adverb, ταπεινῶς (or ταπεινὰ) πράττειν to be in low estate or obscurity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.64, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Theseus” 6; -νῶς ζῆν 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 227; ὁμιλεῖν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1313b41.)]
3 of the spirits, downcast, dejected, διάνοια [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61; τ. καὶ ἔρημοι συνεκάθηντο 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.23, compare 6.4.16.)]
4 in moral sense, either bad, mean, base, abject, τ. καὶ ἀνελεύθερος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 791d, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.10.5, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.34, etc.)]; or good, lowly, humble, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 716a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.1.5)], frequently in NT, [NT (NT.Matt.11.29, NT.2Cor.7.6, +others)]
5 of things, mean, low, poor, τ. καὶ ἄπορος δίαιτα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 762e, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.48 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]: superlative, -οτάτη περίστασις [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Vit.” p.26 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]; θεωρία -οτέρα, opposed to τιμιωτέρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 639a1)]; of style, low, poor, τ. λέξις, opposed to κεκοσμημένη, [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1404b6.)] adverb, -νῶς λέγειν in a submissive manner, [Refs ([prev. work] 1408a19.)]