◄ 5013. tapeinoó ►
Strong's Lexicon tapeinoó: To humble, to bring low, to abase Original Word: ταπεινόω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tapeinoó Pronunciation: tah-pay-NAH-oh Phonetic Spelling: (tap-i-no'-o) Definition: To humble, to bring low, to abase Meaning: I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective ταπεινός (tapeinos), meaning "lowly" or "humble." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3665 (כָּנַע, kana): To humble, subdue - H8213 (שָׁפֵל, shaphel): To be low, to humble Usage: The verb ταπεινόω (tapeinoó) primarily means to make low or to humble. It is used in the New Testament to describe both a voluntary and involuntary act of humility. This can refer to a physical lowering, as well as a metaphorical lowering of one's pride or status. The term is often used in the context of spiritual humility, where believers are encouraged to humble themselves before God and others. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, humility was not typically seen as a virtue. The culture valued honor and status, often associating humility with weakness or low social standing. However, the Christian teaching redefined humility as a virtue, emphasizing the importance of recognizing one's dependence on God and valuing others above oneself. This counter-cultural perspective is rooted in the example of Jesus Christ, who humbled Himself by taking on human form and submitting to death on the cross (Philippians 2:5-8). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 5013 tapeinóō – make (become) low, to humble. See 5011 (tapeinos). With the believer, 5013 /tapeinóō ("show humility, true lowliness") happens by being fully dependent on the Lord – dismissing reliance upon self (self-government) and emptying carnal ego. This exalts the Lord as our all-in-all and prompts the gift of His fullness in us. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from tapeinos Definition to make low, fig. to humble NASB Translation brought low (1), get along (1), humble (2), humble means (1), humbled (4), humbles (4), humbling (1), humiliate (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5013: ταπεινόω 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.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to humble From tapeinos; to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart) -- abase, bring low, humble (self). see GREEK tapeinos Forms and Transliterations εταπείνου εταπεινούμην εταπείνουν εταπεινώθη εταπεινώθην εταπεινώθης εταπεινώθησαν εταπείνωσα εταπεινώσαμεν εταπείνωσαν εταπείνωσας εταπείνωσάς εταπείνωσε εταπείνωσέ εταπεινωσεν εταπείνωσεν ἐταπείνωσεν ταπεινοί ταπεινουμένην ταπεινούν ταπεινούντες ταπεινουσθαι ταπεινούσθαι ταπεινοῦσθαι ταπεινούται ταπεινωθείη ταπεινωθή ταπεινωθήναι ταπεινωθήναί ταπεινωθησεται ταπεινωθήσεται ταπεινωθήσονται ταπεινωθητε ταπεινώθητε ταπεινώθητι ταπεινων ταπεινών ταπεινῶν ταπεινώσαι ταπεινώσαί ταπεινωσάντων ταπεινώσας ταπεινώσατε ταπεινωσει ταπεινώσει ταπεινώσεις ταπεινώσετε ταπεινωση ταπεινώση ταπεινώσῃ ταπεινώσης ταπείνωσον ταπείνωσόν ταπεινώσουσιν ταπεινώσω ταταπεινωμένην τεταπεινωμένα τεταπεινωμένη τεταπεινωμένην τεταπεινωμένος etapeinosen etapeinōsen etapeínosen etapeínōsen tapeinon tapeinôn tapeinōn tapeinō̂n tapeinose tapeinōsē tapeinosei tapeinōsei tapeinṓsei tapeinṓsēi tapeinothesetai tapeinothḗsetai tapeinōthēsetai tapeinōthḗsetai tapeinothete tapeinōthēte tapeinṓthete tapeinṓthēte tapeinousthai tapeinoûsthai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 18:4 V-FIA-3S GRK: ὅστις οὖν ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὡς NAS: Whoever then humbles himself as this KJV: therefore shall humble himself INT: whoever therefore will humble himself as Matthew 23:12 V-FIP-3S GRK: ὑψώσει ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ὅστις NAS: himself shall be humbled; and whoever KJV: himself shall be abased; and INT: will exalt himself will be humbled and whoever Matthew 23:12 V-FIA-3S GRK: καὶ ὅστις ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται NAS: and whoever humbles himself KJV: he that shall humble himself INT: and whoever will humble himself will be exalted Luke 3:5 V-FIP-3S GRK: καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ἔσται NAS: AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED KJV: hill shall be brought low; and INT: and hill will be made low and will become Luke 14:11 V-FIP-3S GRK: ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ὁ NAS: himself will be humbled, and he who humbles KJV: himself shall be abased; and INT: exalts himself will be humbled and he that Luke 14:11 V-PPA-NMS GRK: καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται NAS: will be humbled, and he who humbles himself KJV: and he that humbleth himself INT: and he that humbles himself will be exalted Luke 18:14 V-FIP-3S GRK: ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται ὁ δὲ NAS: himself will be humbled, but he who humbles KJV: himself shall be abased; and INT: exalts himself will be humbled the [one who] however Luke 18:14 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται NAS: will be humbled, but he who humbles himself KJV: and he that humbleth himself INT: the [one who] however humbles himself will be exalted 2 Corinthians 11:7 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ἐποίησα ἐμαυτὸν ταπεινῶν ἵνα ὑμεῖς NAS: a sin in humbling myself KJV: an offence in abasing myself INT: did I commit myself humbling that you 2 Corinthians 12:21 V-ASA-3S GRK: ἐλθόντος μου ταπεινώσῃ με ὁ NAS: my God may humiliate me before KJV: my God will humble me among INT: having come of me should humble me the Philippians 2:8 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτὸν γενόμενος NAS: as a man, He humbled Himself KJV: a man, he humbled himself, INT: as a man he humbled himself having become Philippians 4:12 V-PNM/P GRK: οἶδα καὶ ταπεινοῦσθαι οἶδα καὶ NAS: I know how to get along with humble means, and I also KJV: I know both how to be abased, and INT: I know also [how] to be brought low I know also James 4:10 V-AMP-2P GRK: ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον Κυρίου NAS: Humble yourselves in the presence KJV: Humble yourselves in the sight INT: Humble yourselves before Lord 1 Peter 5:6 V-AMP-2P GRK: Ταπεινώθητε οὖν ὑπὸ NAS: Therefore humble yourselves under KJV: Humble yourselves therefore under INT: Be humbled therefore under Strong's Greek 5013 14 Occurrences ἐταπείνωσεν — 1 Occ. ταπεινῶν — 3 Occ. ταπεινώσῃ — 1 Occ. ταπεινώσει — 2 Occ. ταπεινωθήσεται — 4 Occ. ταπεινώθητε — 2 Occ. ταπεινοῦσθαι — 1 Occ.