Strong G5012ταπεινοφροσύνη

humility

Transliteration
tapeinophrosunē
Pronunciation
tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From a compound of G5011 and the base of G5424; humiliation of mind that is modesty: - humbleness of mind humility (of mind) lowliness (of mind).

Detailed definition

ταπεινοφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(ταπεινόφρων)
lowliness of mind, humility: Act.20:19, Eph.4:2, Php.2:3, Col.3:12, 1Pe.5:5; of a false humility, Col.2:18, 23 (rare outside of NT, but found in bad sense in FlJ, BJ, iv, 9, 2; also in Epictet., see Tr., Syn., § xlii).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5012 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • humility3
  • mind3
  • lowliness1

First verses

  1. Acts 20:19
    Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
  2. Ephesians 4:2
    With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
  3. Philippians 2:3
    Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
  4. Colossians 2:18
    Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
  5. Colossians 2:23
    Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
  6. Colossians 3:12
    Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
  7. 1 Peter 5:5
    Likewise, 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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Detailed Greek dictionary
τᾰπεινο-φροσύνη, ἡ,
humility, [NT (NT.Eph.4.2, +others)]; mean-spiritedness, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 4.9.2, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 3.24.56.)]