tapeinoō · humble, bring low

What it means

tapeinoō (ταπεινόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “humble, bring low”.

Abase; humble oneself, make oneself small.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To bring mountains low, level them.
2. To make oneself small before God and others.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• humbles ×4
• will be humbled ×3
• Humble yourselves ×2
• he humbled ×1
• how to be brought low ×1
• humbling ×1
• may humble ×1
• will be brought low ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×5
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Philippians×2
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 18:4

  Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 23:12

  And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

• Luke 3:5

  Every ravine will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low; and the crooked places will become straight, and the rough places smooth roads;

• Luke 14:11

  For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

• Luke 18:14

  I tell you, this man went down to his house declared righteous, rather than that one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

• 2 Corinthians 11:7

  Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I proclaimed to you the good news of God free of charge?

• 2 Corinthians 12:21

  that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned before and have not changed their minds about the impurity and sexual immorality and debauchery that they practiced.

• Philippians 2:8

  he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

• Philippians 4:12

  I know also how to be brought low, I know also how to abound; in everything and in all things I have learned the secret, both to be well fed and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

• James 4:10

  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

• 1 Peter 5:6

  Humble yourselves then under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,

And 3 more times.