adjective

prauos

Greekπραΰς (praus)

Strong’sG4239

mild, gentle

stem prau-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

gentle2×humble1×meek1×

What it means

πραΰς, -εῖα, -ΰ, and πρᾷος

(or πρᾶος, v. Bl., § 3, 3), -α, -ον (v. LS, Thayer, s.v.), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. II Mac 15:12, -ᾷος, v. Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנָיו, עָנִי;]

gentle, meek: Mt 5:5 11:29 21:5(LXX), I Pe 3:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4239 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprah-ooce'

mild, i.e. (by implication) humble

Fromapparently a primary word;

King Jamesmeek.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	prauos2×πραΰς	prauas	prauem	prauois1×πραεῖς	prauais	praueim
object accusative	prauon	prauan		prauoin	prauain
direct address vocative	prauor	prauar		prauoir	prauair
of, belonging to genitive	prauou	prauau	praueu1×πραέως	prauoiu	prauaiu	praueiu
to, for dative	prauo	praua	praue	prauoi	prauai	prauei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

praustem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

prau is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

prauos“gentle”subjectnominative singular2×

Matthew 11:29“gentle”airavar ton zugon mu epi vin kai mathavar apo mu, hoti prauos amō kai tapeinos ta kardia, kai heuriskavi anapausian tai psuchai vu;Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5“humble”Legavar ta thugatēra Siōn; Idou tos basilevos su erchetō si prauos kai epibainarētos epi onan kai epi pōlon huion hupozugieu.“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

praueu“gentle”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Peter 3:4“gentle”alla tos kruptos tau kardiau anthrōpos en to aftharto teu praueu kai hēsuchieu pneumeu, hem atō enōpion tou theou polutelem.but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

prauois“meek”subjectnominative plural1×

Matthew 5:5“meek”makariois tois prauois, hoti autois klēronomali tan gēan.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.