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Lexicon :: Strong's G5011 - tapeinos

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ταπεινός
Transliteration
tapeinos (Key)
Pronunciation
tap-i-nos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:1,1152

Strong’s Definitions

ταπεινός tapeinós, tap-i-nos'; of uncertain derivation; depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition):—base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G5011 in the following manner: of low degree (2x), humble (2x), base (1x), cast down (1x), of low estate (1x), lowly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G5011 in the following manner: of low degree (2x), humble (2x), base (1x), cast down (1x), of low estate (1x), lowly (1x).

  1. not rising far from the ground

  2. metaph.

    1. as a condition, lowly, of low degree

    2. brought low with grief, depressed

    3. lowly in spirit, humble

    4. in a bad sense, deporting one's self abjectly, deferring servilely to others

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ταπεινός tapeinós, tap-i-nos'; of uncertain derivation; depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition):—base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.
STRONGS G5011:
ταπεινός, ταπεινή ταπεινόν, from (Pindar), Aeschylus, Herodotus down, the Sept. for עָנִי, עָנָו, שָׁפָל, etc., low, i. e.
a. properly, not rising far from the ground: Ezekiel 17:24.
b. metaphorically,
α. as to condition, lowly, of low degree: with a substantive, James 1:9; substantively οἱ ταπεινοί, opposed to δυνάσται, Luke 1:52; equivalent to brought low with grief, depressed (Sir. 25:23), 2 Corinthians 7:6. Neuter τά ταπεινά, Romans 12:16 (on which see συναπάγω, at the end).
β. lowly in spirit, humble: opposed to ὑπερήφανος, James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5 (from Proverbs 3:34); with τῇ καρδία added, Matthew 11:29 (τῷ πνεύματι, Psalm 33:19 (Ps. 34:19); in a bad sense, deporting oneself abjectly, deferring servilely to others (Xenophon, mem. 3, 10, 5; Plato, legg. 6, p. 774{c}; often in Isocrates), 2 Corinthians 10:1. (Cf. references under the word ταπεινοφροσύνη, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
33:19; 34:19
Proverbs
3:34
Ezekiel
17:24
Matthew
11:29
Luke
1:52
Romans
12:16
2 Corinthians
7:6; 10:1
James
1:9; 4:6
1 Peter
5:5

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Strong's Number G5011 matches the Greek ταπεινός (tapeinos),
which occurs 46 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - And the priest shall view the spot in the skin of his flesh; and if the hair in the spot be changed to white, and the appearance of the spot be below the skin of the flesh, it is a plague of leprosy; and the priest shall look upon it, and pronounce him unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - But if the spot be clear and white in the skin of his flesh, yet the appearance of it be not deep below the skin, and its hair have not changed itself for white hair, but it is dark, then the priest shall separate him that has the spot seven days;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance be beneath the skin, and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is a leprosy, it has broken out in the ulcer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if the priest look, and behold there is no white hair on it, and it be not below the skin of the flesh, and it be dark-coloured; then the priest shall separate him seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - then the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the hair being white is changed to a bright colour, and its appearance is lower than the skin, it is a leprosy; it has broken out in the inflammation, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - But if the priest should look, and, behold, there is not in the bright spot any white hair, and it should not be lower than the skin, and it should be dark, then the priest shall separate him seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house, he will see greenish or reddish cavities, and the appearance of them will be beneath the surface of the walls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - And if the man be too poor for the valuation, he shall stand before the priest; and the priest shall value him: according to what the man who has vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 - And Joshua took all the hill country, and all the land of Nageb, and all the land of Gosom, and the plain country, and that toward the west, and the mountain of Israel and the low country by the mountain;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:15 - And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper springs and the ransom of the low springs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:15 - And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, and I am the least in my father's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? whereas I am an humble man, and not honourable?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 - who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 - He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 - (LXX 9:39) to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 - (LXX 17:28) For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:18 - (LXX 33:19) The Lord is near to [fn]them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - (LXX 81:3) Judge the orphan and poor: [fn]do justice to the low and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - (LXX 101:18) He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6 - (LXX 112:6) and yet looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - (LXX 137:6) For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - [fn]The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:2 - Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 - All the works of the humble man are manifest with God; but the ungodly shall perish in an evil day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw-teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 - For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - but he shall judge the cause of the lowly, and shall reprove the lowly of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the word of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he destroy the ungodly one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 - And what shall the kings of the nations answer? That the Lord has founded Sion, and by him the poor of the people shall be saved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For thou hast been a helper to every lowly city, and a shelter to them that were disheartened by reason of poverty: thou shalt deliver them from wicked men: thou hast been a shelter of them that thirst, and a refreshing air to injured men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:6 - And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and [fn]ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Rejoice, ye heavens; and let the earth be glad: let the mountains break forth with joy; for the Lord has had mercy on his people, and has comforted the lowly ones of his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - Afflicted and outcast thou hast not been comforted: behold, I will prepare carbuncle for thy stones, and sapphire for thy foundations;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - If ye fast for quarrels and strifes, and smite the lowly with your fists, wherefore do ye fast to me as ye do this day, so that your voice may be heard in crying?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:2 - For all these things are mine, saith the Lord: and to whom will I have respect, but to the humble and meek, and the man that trembles at my words?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:16 - They understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - (LXX 21:31) Thou hast taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such another after it: thou hast abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - and I will turn the captivity of the Egyptians, and will cause them to dwell in the land of Phathore, in the land whence they were taken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 - wherewith to tread on the dust of the earth, and they have smitten upon the heads of the poor, and have perverted the way of the lowly: and a son and his father have gone in to the same maid, that they might profane the name of their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:6 - That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will trade in every kind of fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3 - Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth; do judgment, and seek justice, and answer accordingly; that ye may be hid in the day of the wrath of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:12 - And I will leave in thee a meek and lowly people;
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