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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 46 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - “Then the priest shall look at the mark on the skin of the [fn]body, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his [fn]body, it is an infection of leprosy; when the priest has looked at him, he shall pronounce him unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - “But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his [fn]body, and [fn]it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair on it has not turned white, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him who has the infection for seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - and the priest shall look, and behold, if [fn]it appears to be lower than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - “But if the priest looks at it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it is not lower than the skin and is faded, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him for seven days;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - then the priest shall look at it. And if the hair in the bright spot has turned white and it appears to be deeper than the skin, it is leprosy; it has broken out in the burn. Therefore, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infection of leprosy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - “But if the priest looks at it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no [fn]deeper than the skin but is faded, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him for seven days;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - “So he shall look at the mark, and if the mark on the walls of the house has greenish or reddish depressions and appears deeper than the surface of the wall,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - ‘But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be [fn]presented before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to [fn]the means of the one who vowed, the priest shall value him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 -

Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the [fn]Negev, all that land of Goshen, the [fn]Shephelah, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its [fn]Shephelah

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:15 - And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the [fn]Negev, so you shall give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:15 - But he said to Him, “O Lord, with what shall I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - So Saul’s servants spoke these words in [fn]David’s hearing. But David said, “Is it trivial in your eyes to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 -

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,

And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 -

“He pours contempt on nobles

And loosens the belt of the strong.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 -

To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed,

So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 -

For You save an afflicted people,

But eyes which are lifted up, You bring down.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:18 -

Qoph

Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted

And saves those who are [fn]crushed in spirit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 -

Give justice to the poor and the orphan;

Justify the afflicted and destitute.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 -

He has turned toward the prayer of the [fn]destitute

And has not despised their prayer.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6 -

The One who [fn]brings Himself low to see

The things in heaven and on the earth?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -

For Yahweh is high,

Yet He sees the lowly,

But the one who exalts himself He knows from afar.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 -

Though He scoffs at the scoffers,

Yet He gives grace to the humble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:2 -

When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,

But with the meek is wisdom.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 -

All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,

But Yahweh weighs the [fn]motives.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 -

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords

And its fangs like knives,

To devour the afflicted from the earth

And the needy from among men.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - [fn]folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 -

The [fn]lofty look of [fn]man will be made low,

And the [fn]men made high will be bowed down,

And Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 -

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,

And decide with uprightness for the afflicted of the earth;

And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,

And with the breath of His lips He will put the wicked to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 -

“How then will one answer the messengers of the nation?

That Yahweh has founded Zion,

And the afflicted of His people will take refuge in it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 -

For You have been a strong defense for the poor,

A strong defense for the needy in his distress,

A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;

For the breath of the ruthless

Is like a rain storm against a wall.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:6 -

“The foot will trample it,

The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 -

As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;

He counsels wicked schemes

To wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words,

Even though the needy one speaks justly.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 -

Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!

Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!

For Yahweh has comforted His people

And will have compassion on His afflicted.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 -

“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,

Behold, I will lay your stones in antimony,

And your foundations I will set in [fn]sapphires.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 -

“Behold, you fast for contention and quarreling and to strike with a wicked fist.

You do not fast like you do today to make your voice heard on high.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:2 -

“For My hand made all these things,

Thus all these things came into being,” declares Yahweh.

“But to this one I will look,

To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:16 -

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;

Then it was well.

Is not that what it means to know Me?”

Declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - “And all the trees of the field will know that I am Yahweh; I bring down the exalted tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am Yahweh; I have spoken, and I will do it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will [fn]no longer be the same. Make high that which is low and make low that which is high.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - “I will return the fortunes of Egypt and make them return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 -

“These who [fn]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the poor

Also turn aside the way of the humble;

And a man and his father go to the same [fn]young woman

In order to profane My holy name.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:6 -

So as to buy the poor for [fn]money

And the needy for a pair of sandals,

And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3 -

Seek Yahweh,

All you humble of the [fn]earth

Who have worked His justice;

Seek righteousness, seek humility.

Perhaps you will be hidden

In the day of Yahweh’s anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:12 -

“But I will cause to remain in your midst

A [fn]lowly and poor people,

And they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

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