πρᾶος praos · G4235

gentle

πρᾷος, πρᾶος, see: πραΰς.; πραΰς, -εῖα, -ΰ, and πρᾷος; (Or πρᾶος, ν. Bl., § 3, 3), -α, -ον (see LS, Thayer, see word), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. 2Ma.15:12, -ᾷος, see Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנִי ; ] ; gentle, meek: Mat.5:5 11:29 21:5" (LXX) 1Pe.3:4.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πρᾶος, ον, ; also πρᾱΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, εῖα, ΰ:—πρᾶος supplies singular in Attic dialect, Trag., and Comedy texts, except that the feminine is always πραεια (πρᾶος as feminine only in []; but singular πραΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, is used in Epic dialect and Lyric poetry (also in []:—plural, nominative πρηέες [] written for πραείαις []; accusative πραεῖς []: comparative πραότερος [], Ionic dialect πρηΰτ- []: superlative πραότατος []; Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πρηΰτατος []. (The ι …

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 5:5 · Matthew 11:29 · Matthew 21:5 · 1 Peter 3:4

Source: TBESG G4235; TFLSJ G4235

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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