Tapeinōsis ταπείνωσις
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| ταπείνωσις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tapeinōsis |
| Strong's number | G5014 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | lowliness |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Tapeinōsis (Greek ταπείνωσις, Strong's G5014) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “lowliness”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | estate (1), humiliation (1), vile (1), low (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | humble state (1), humiliation (1), lowly (1), low position (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tapeinōsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 1:48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
Acts
- Acts 8:33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
Philippians
- Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
James
- James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).