ταπεινοφροσύνη

tapeinophrosunēhumilityHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine8 occurrences5 books8 verses

Definition

ταπεινοφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ

(ταπεινόφρων)

lowliness of mind, humility: Acts 20:19, Ephesians 4:2, Philippians 2:3, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 5:5; of a false humility, Colossians 2:18, 23 (rare outside of NT, but found in bad sense in FlJ, BJ, iv, 9, 2; also in Epictet., see Tr., Syn., § xlii).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Acts 20:19ταπεινοφροσύνης · humility
    I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
  2. Ephesians 4:2ταπεινοφροσύνης · humility
    …with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
  3. Philippians 2:3ταπεινοφροσύνῃ · in humility
    Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
  4. Colossians 2:18ταπεινοφροσύνῃ · [false] humility
    Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
  5. Colossians 2:23ταπεινοφροσύνῃ · [their false] humility
    Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
  6. Colossians 3:12ταπεινοφροσύνην · humility
    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
  7. 1 Peter 3:8ταπεινόφρονες · [and] humble
    Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
  8. 1 Peter 5:5ταπεινοφροσύνην · with humility
    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.”