Humility
ταπεινοφροσύνηStrong’s G5012tapeinophrosunē
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tapeinophrosunē is the Greek word usually translated “humility”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:”
Meaning
Usually translated “humility”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- humility 5
- in humility 1
- with humility 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Colossians 3
- Acts 1
- Ephesians 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ephesians 4:2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
- Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
- Colossians 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- Colossians 2:23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Greek dictionary
ταπεινοφροσύνη tapeinophrosunē · humility
ταπεινοφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ (ταπεινόφρων) lowliness of mind, humility: Act.20:19, Eph.4:2, Php.2:3, Col.3:12, 1Pe.5:5; of a false humility, Col.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).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “humility” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HUMIL'ITY, noun
[Latin humilitas.]
- In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance; humbleness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth.“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind” Acts 20:19
- Act of submission.
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.