ταπείνωσις
tapeinōsis · humble state
Greek word · Strong’s number G5014 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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tapeinōsis (ταπείνωσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “humble state”.
Lowliness, humiliation.
How to say it
ta·pei·nō·sis
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
- Low estate, poor and without honour.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- humiliation ×3
- lowliness ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 1:48
for he has looked upon the lowliness of his slave. For look, from now on all generations will call me happy,
- Acts 8:33
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away. Who will describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”
- Philippians 3:21
who will transform the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
- James 1:10
and let the rich boast in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.