ταπείνωσις tapeinōsis · G5014
lowliness
ταπείνωσις, -εως, ἡ; (ταπεινόω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ; ] ; abasement, humiliation, low estate: Luk.1:48, Act.8:33" (LXX), Php.3:21, Jas.1:10 (Plat., Arist., and later writers).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
τᾰπείν-ωσις, εως, ἡ, ; lowering, of a movement in dancing, []; 2 lessening, opposed to αὔξησις, []; reduction of a swelling, []; 3 humiliation, abasement, []; ἀγέννεια καὶ τ. []; low estate, low condition, []; 4 lowness of style, []; 5 dejection of a planet (compare ταπείνωμα), []
Where it's used 4 times
Luke 1:48 · Acts 8:33 · Philippians 3:21 · James 1:10
Source: TBESG G5014; TFLSJ G5014
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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