Gentle
πρᾶοςStrong’s G4235praos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Praos is the Greek word usually translated “gentle” and “meek”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gentle” and “meek”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gentle 3
- meek 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
- Matthew 21:5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
- 1 Peter 3:4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Greek dictionary
πρᾶος praos · gentle
πρᾷος, πρᾶος, see: πραΰς. πραΰς, -εῖα, -ΰ, and πρᾷος (Or πρᾶος, ν. Bl., § 3, 3), -α, -ον (see LS, Thayer, see word), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. 2Ma.15:12, -ᾷος, see Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנִי ;] gentle, meek: Mat.5:5 11:29 21:5" (LXX) 1Pe.3:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gentle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GEN'TLE, adjective
[See Genteel.]
Well born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble; as the studies of noble and gentle youth; gentle blood.
- Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature, temper or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 1 Thessalonians 2:71 Thessalonians 2:7
- Tame; peaceable; not wild, turbulent or refractory; as a gentle horse or beast.
- Soothing; pacific.
- Treating with mildness; not violent.
All definitions and other forms of “gentle”
GEN'TLE, noun
A gentleman.
- A kind of worm.
GEN'TLE, verb transitive
To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.