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Lexicon :: Strong's G5011 - tapeinos

Aa
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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up 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 be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:8 - But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 - So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:15 - And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:15 - And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 -
So that he setteth up on high those that are low,
And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 -
He poureth contempt upon princes,
And looseth the belt of the strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 -
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,
That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

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For thou wilt save the afflicted people;
But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

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Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 -
Judge the poor and fatherless:
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17

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He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6 -
That humbleth himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;
But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 -
Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers;
But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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When pride cometh, then cometh shame;
But with the lowly is wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2

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All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

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There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives,
To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 - The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 - What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:6 - The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:2 - For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:16 - He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 - they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name:

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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 a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3 - Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:12 - But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
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