Greek adjective · G5011
ταπεινός
tapeinostap-i-nos'
lowly
8 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tapeinós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5011is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5011
depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition)
The King James renders it: base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tapeinos is rendered "lowly". It stands 8 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:29ταπεινὸς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- humble3
- to humble2
- downcast1
- lowly1
- of low degree1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ταπεινόω | tapeinoo | to humble | Uses14 |
| ταπεινοφροσύνη | tapeinophrosyne | humility | Uses7 |
| ταπείνωσις | tapeinosis | lowliness | Uses4 |
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ταπεινοῖς3
- ταπεινὸς3
- ταπεινούς1
- ταπεινοὺς1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3A-DPM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3A-NSM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural2A-APM
Matthew
one use
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- ταπεινὸςtapeinosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: humble
Luke
one use
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- ταπεινούςtapeinousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: humble
Romans
one use
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
- ταπεινοῖςtapeinoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: lowly
2 Corinthians
two uses
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- ταπεινοὺςtapeinousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: downcast
Now 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.
- ταπεινὸςtapeinosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: humble
James
two uses
The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
- ταπεινὸςtapeinosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: of low degree
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- ταπεινοῖςtapeinoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to humble
1 Peter
one use
Young 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.”
- ταπεινοῖςtapeinoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to humble
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.