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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
Dictionary Aids

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5011 matches the Greek ταπεινός (tapeinos),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in 'Isa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 - The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 - What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
“The LORD has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:6 - The foot tramples it,
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the LORD has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to hit with a wicked fist.
Fasting like yours this day
will not make your voice to be heard on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:2 - All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the LORD.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
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