Strong G5013ταπεινόω
to humble
- Transliteration
- tapeinoō
- Pronunciation
- tap-i-no'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G5011; to depress; figuratively to humiliate (in condition or heart): - abase bring low humble (self).
Detailed definition
ταπεινόω, -ῶ
(ταπεινός), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָה, also for שָׁפֵל, כָּנַע, etc.;]
to make low: ὄρος (βουνόν), Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, to humble, abase: Mat.18:4 23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, 2Co.11:7 12:21, Php.2:8; pass., Mat.23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, Php.4:12; id. with mid. sense, Jas.4:10, 1Pe.5:6.†
(AS)
(ταπεινός), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָה, also for שָׁפֵל, כָּנַע, etc.;]
to make low: ὄρος (βουνόν), Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, to humble, abase: Mat.18:4 23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, 2Co.11:7 12:21, Php.2:8; pass., Mat.23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, Php.4:12; id. with mid. sense, Jas.4:10, 1Pe.5:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5013 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abase5
- humbleth2
- shall2
- yourself2
- bring1
- humble1
- will1
First verses
- Matthew 18:4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 23:12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 3:5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- 2 Corinthians 11:7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
- 2 Corinthians 12:21And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
- Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
- Philippians 4:12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
- James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τᾰπειν-όω,
lower, in point of height, reduce, σπλῆνα (swollen spleen) [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.155)]:—passive, πᾶν ὄρος ταπεινωθήσεται [LXX+5th c.BC+ (LXX.Isa.40.4; πρόσωπον ἐκ μετεώρου ταπεινούμενον 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 208)]; of a plant, decrease in size, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.13.9)]; of rivers, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.36)]; Astrology texts, of a planet, suffer dejection, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 119.15.)]
II metaphorically, lessen, τὸν φθόνον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 32; τὸ ἐν μέλιτι χολῶδες 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.683 (to explanation κολάζεται in 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 59))]; disparage, minimize, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.15.7, compare 3.85.7)]:—passive, to be lowered or lessened, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 72d.)]
II.2 humble, abase, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.3.18; τ. καὶ συστέλλων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 210e; ταπεινώσαντες.. τοὺς νῦν ἐπηρμένους 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.235)]:—passive, ταπεινωθεὶς ἕπεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 254e; ὑπὸ πενίας [prev. author] “R.” 553c, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.225 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; τεταπείνωται ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων δόξα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.4; ἐταπεινοῦντο ταῖς ἐλπίσι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.11; τεταπεινωμένων τῶν ἄλλων διὰ τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων κατάστασιν Anonymus “Oxy.” 664.22.)]
II.2.b violate a woman, [LXX (LXX.Gen.34.2, LXX.2Ki.13.12, 14, LXX.Eze.22.10, 11.)]
II.3 in moral sense, make lowly, humble, ἑαυτόν [NT+1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ κακιῶν ί” p.38 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, NT.Matt.23.12, +others)]:—passive, humble oneself, τὴν θεὸν ἐξιλάσαντο τῷ ταπεινοῦσθαι σφόδρα [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 544, cf. LXX.Gen.16.9, LXX.Sir.18.21, NT.1Pet.5.6.)]
II.4 especially of fasting or abstinence, θεοῦ ᾧ πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ (i.e. on a fast-day) ταπεινοῦται μεθ᾽ ἱκετείας [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“SIG” 1181.11 (Rhenea, Jewish, 2nd c.AD))]; ἐὰν ψυχὴν τεταπεινωμένην ἐμπλήσῃς feed the hungry, [LXX (LXX.Isa.58.10, cf. LXX.Lev.23.27, +others)]; οἶδα ταπεινοῦσθαι, opposed to περισσεύειν, [NT (NT.Phil.4.12.)]
lower, in point of height, reduce, σπλῆνα (swollen spleen) [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.155)]:—passive, πᾶν ὄρος ταπεινωθήσεται [LXX+5th c.BC+ (LXX.Isa.40.4; πρόσωπον ἐκ μετεώρου ταπεινούμενον 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 208)]; of a plant, decrease in size, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.13.9)]; of rivers, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.36)]; Astrology texts, of a planet, suffer dejection, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 119.15.)]
II metaphorically, lessen, τὸν φθόνον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 32; τὸ ἐν μέλιτι χολῶδες 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.683 (to explanation κολάζεται in 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 59))]; disparage, minimize, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.15.7, compare 3.85.7)]:—passive, to be lowered or lessened, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 72d.)]
II.2 humble, abase, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.3.18; τ. καὶ συστέλλων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 210e; ταπεινώσαντες.. τοὺς νῦν ἐπηρμένους 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.235)]:—passive, ταπεινωθεὶς ἕπεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 254e; ὑπὸ πενίας [prev. author] “R.” 553c, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.225 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; τεταπείνωται ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων δόξα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.4; ἐταπεινοῦντο ταῖς ἐλπίσι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.11; τεταπεινωμένων τῶν ἄλλων διὰ τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων κατάστασιν Anonymus “Oxy.” 664.22.)]
II.2.b violate a woman, [LXX (LXX.Gen.34.2, LXX.2Ki.13.12, 14, LXX.Eze.22.10, 11.)]
II.3 in moral sense, make lowly, humble, ἑαυτόν [NT+1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ κακιῶν ί” p.38 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, NT.Matt.23.12, +others)]:—passive, humble oneself, τὴν θεὸν ἐξιλάσαντο τῷ ταπεινοῦσθαι σφόδρα [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 544, cf. LXX.Gen.16.9, LXX.Sir.18.21, NT.1Pet.5.6.)]
II.4 especially of fasting or abstinence, θεοῦ ᾧ πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ (i.e. on a fast-day) ταπεινοῦται μεθ᾽ ἱκετείας [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“SIG” 1181.11 (Rhenea, Jewish, 2nd c.AD))]; ἐὰν ψυχὴν τεταπεινωμένην ἐμπλήσῃς feed the hungry, [LXX (LXX.Isa.58.10, cf. LXX.Lev.23.27, +others)]; οἶδα ταπεινοῦσθαι, opposed to περισσεύειν, [NT (NT.Phil.4.12.)]