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Lexicon :: Strong's G5013 - tapeinoō

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ταπεινόω
Transliteration
tapeinoō (Key)
Pronunciation
tap-i-no'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
14x in 7 unique form(s) TR
14x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
147x in 46 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:1,1152

Strong’s Definitions

ταπεινόω tapeinóō, tap-i-no'-o; from G5011; to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart):—abase, bring low, humble (self).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G5013 in the following manner: humble (6x), abase (5x), humble (one's) self (2x), bring low (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G5013 in the following manner: humble (6x), abase (5x), humble (one's) self (2x), bring low (1x).

  1. to make low, bring low

    1. to level, reduce to a plain

    2. metaph. to bring into a humble condition, reduce to meaner circumstances

      1. to assign a lower rank or place to

      2. to abase

      3. to be ranked below others who are honoured or rewarded

      4. to humble or abase myself by humble living

    3. to lower, depress

      1. of one's soul bring down one's pride

      2. to have a modest opinion of one's self

      3. to behave in an unassuming manner

      4. devoid of all haughtiness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ταπεινόω tapeinóō, tap-i-no'-o; from G5011; to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart):—abase, bring low, humble (self).
STRONGS G5013:
ταπεινόω, ταπεινῷ; future ταπεινώσω; 1 aorist ἐταπείνωσα; passive, present ταπεινοῦμαι; 1 aorist ἐταπεινώθην; 1 future ταπεινωθήσομαι; (ταπεινός); to make low, bring low (Vulg. humilio);
a. properly: ὄρος, βουνόν, i. e. to level, reduce to a plain, passive, Luke 3:5 from Isaiah 40:4.
b. metaphorically, to bring into it humble condition, reduce to meaner circumstances; i. e.
α. to assign a lower rank or place to; to abase; τινα, passive, to be ranked below others who are honored or rewarded (R. V. to humble): Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14.
β. ταπεινῷ ἐμαυτόν, to humble or abase myself, by frugal living, 2 Corinthians 11:7; in the passive of one who submits to want, Philippians 4:12; ἑαυτόν, of one who stoops to the condition of s servant, Philippians 2:8.
c. to lower, depress (English humble): τινα, one's soul, bring down one's pride; ἐμαυτόν, to have a modest opinion of oneself, to behave in an unassuming manner devoid of all haughtiness, Matthew 18:4; Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14; passive, ταπεινοῦμαι ἐνώπιον κυρίου (see ἐνώπιον, 2 b. at the end) in a middle sense (Buttmann, 52 (46)), to confess and deplore one's spiritual littleness and unworthiness, James 4:10 (in the same sense ταπεινοῦν τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ, Sir. 2:17 Sir. 7:17; the Sept. for נַפְשׁו עִנָּה, he afflicted his soul, of persons fasting, Leviticus 16:29, 31; Leviticus 23:27, 32; Isaiah 58:3, 5, 10; τήν ψυχήν τίνος, to disturb, distress, the soul of one, Protevangelium Jacobi, c. 2.13.15 (rather, to humiliate; see the passages)); ὑπό τήν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, to submit oneself in a lowly spirit to the power and will of God, 1 Peter 5:6 (cf. Genesis 16:9); equivalent to to put to the blush, 2 Corinthians 12:21. ((Hippocrates), Xenophon, Plato, Diodorus, Plutarch; the Sept. for עָנָה, שָׁפֵל and הִשְׁפִּיל, דִּכָּא, הִכְנִיעַ, etc.) (See references under the word ταπεινοφροσύνη.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
16:9
Leviticus
16:29; 16:31; 23:27; 23:32
Isaiah
40:4; 58:3; 58:5; 58:10
Matthew
18:4; 23:12; 23:12
Luke
3:5; 14:11; 14:11; 18:14; 18:14
2 Corinthians
11:7; 12:21
Philippians
2:8; 4:12
James
4:10
1 Peter
5:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5013 matches the Greek ταπεινόω (tapeinoō),
which occurs 33 times in 33 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 - You rescue the humble,
but you humiliate the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them,
but my prayers returned unanswered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 - I was sad, as though they were my friends or family,
as if I were grieving for my own mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:8 - I am exhausted and completely crushed.
My groans come from an anguished heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:19 - Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home.
You have covered us with darkness and death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:25 - We collapse in the dust,
lying face down in the dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me—
now let me rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:17 - The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:19 - God, who has ruled forever,
will hear me and humble them.
Interlude
For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - Help him to defend the poor,
to rescue the children of the needy,
and to crush their oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again.
Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:7 - It is God alone who judges;
he decides who will rise and who will fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 - How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!
How soon my hands would be upon their foes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 - I have been sick and close to death since my youth.
I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - You crushed the great sea monster.[fn]
You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:15 - Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!
Replace the evil years with good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5 - They crush your people, LORD,
hurting those you claim as your own.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:18 - They bruised his feet with fetters
and placed his neck in an iron collar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:42 - Their enemies crushed them
and brought them under their cruel power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Again and again he rescued them,
but they chose to rebel against him,
and they were finally destroyed by their sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - That is why he broke them with hard labor;
they fell, and no one was there to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17 - Some were fools; they rebelled
and suffered for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:6 - The LORD protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 - I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:67

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - I used to wander off until you disciplined me;
but now I closely follow your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:75

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:107

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:107 - I have suffered much, O LORD;
restore my life again as you promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 - Hear my cry,
for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:3 - My enemy has chased me.
He has knocked me to the ground
and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:6 - The LORD supports the humble,
but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
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