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ταπεινός tapeinos · G5011

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lowly

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τᾰπεινός, ή, όν, ; low: ; 1 of Place, low-lying, χώρη []; νῆσος []; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, []; of stature or size, low, ὀστᾶ []; of position in the body, τὰ τ. τοῦ θώρακος []; of a river, low, opposed to μέγας, []; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon, []; but also, near the earth, []; of the sun, opposed to ὑψηλός, []; λοξὸς καὶ τ. []; 2 of persons, humbled, abased in power, pride, etc., []; σὺ δ᾽ οὐδέπω τ. []; submissive, []; αἱ τ. τῶν πόλεων small, poor, weak, []; τ. …

Where it's used 8 times

Matthew 11:29 · Luke 1:52 · Romans 12:16 · 2 Corinthians 7:6 · 2 Corinthians 10:1 · James 1:9 · James 4:6 · 1 Peter 5:5

Source: TBESG G5011; TFLSJ G5011

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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