Word Study · Strong's G4236 · Greek

πρᾳότης

praiotes

prah-ot'-ace

Strong's 1890 spelling: praiótēs

“gentleness, by implication, humility”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

gentleness, by implication, humility

Rendered in the KJV as

meekness.

8
occurrencesin the New Testament
7 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

πραΰτητι3
πραΰτητα1
πραΰτητα,1
πραΰτητος1
πραΰτητος,1
πραΰτητος;¶1

How it is rendered · 6

gentleness,2
humility2
[the] humility1
gentleness1
meekness1
of gentleness?1

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 · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2

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N-DSF · 3
N-GSF · 3
N-ASF · 2

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

James2 of 8 · 25%
1 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%
2 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%
Ephesians1 of 8 · 13%
Colossians1 of 8 · 13%

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1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 4:21πραΰτητος;¶prautētosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhich do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?here: of gentleness?

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 10:1πραΰτητοςprautētosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.here: meekness

Ephesians1 occurrence

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

Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 3:12πραΰτητα,prautētanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.here: gentleness,

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:25πραΰτητιprautētinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.here: gentleness

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 3:2πραΰτηταprautētanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularto malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.here: humility

James2 occurrences

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