Word Study · Strong's G5012 · Greek

ταπεινοφροσύνη

tapeinophrosyne

tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay

Strong's 1890 spelling: tapeinophrosýnē

“humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty

Rendered in the KJV as

humbleness of mind, humility (of mind, loneliness (of mind).

7
occurrencesin the New Testament
5 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

ταπεινοφροσύνῃ3
ταπεινοφροσύνης2
ταπεινοφροσύνην1
ταπεινοφροσύνην,1

How it is rendered · 4

humility4
humility,1
in humility1
with humility1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-DSF · 3
N-ASF · 2
N-GSF · 2

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Colossians3 of 7 · 43%
Acts1 of 7 · 14%
Ephesians1 of 7 · 14%
Philippians1 of 7 · 14%
1 Peter1 of 7 · 14%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 20:19ταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.here: humility

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 4:2ταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularwith all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,here: humility

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 2:3ταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularDo nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.here: in humility

Colossians3 occurrences

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 5:5ταπεινοφροσύνηνtapeinophrosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYoung men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”here: humility

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