noun · feminine
tapeinōsias
Greekταπείνωσις (tapeinōsis)
Strong’sG5014
abasement, low condition
stem tapeinōsi-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ταπείνωσις, -εως, ἡ
(< ταπεινόω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5014 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtap-i'-no-sis
depression (in rank or feeling)
Fromfrom G5013;
King Jameshumiliation, be made low, low estate, vile.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | tapeinōsias | tapeinōsiais |
| object accusative | tapeinōsian1×ταπείνωσιν | tapeinōsiain |
| direct address vocative | tapeinōsiar | tapeinōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | tapeinōsiau1×ταπεινώσεως | tapeinōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | tapeinōsia2×ταπεινώσει | tapeinōsiai |
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
tapeinōsia 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
tapeinōsian“humble state”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 1:48“humble state”hoti epiblepata epi tan tapeinōsian tau doulau autou, idou gar apo tou nun makarizali min pantais tais geneais;For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
tapeinōsiau“lowly”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Philippians 3:21“lowly”hos metaschēmatizati tem sōmem tau tapeinōsiau nu summorfem te sōme tau doxau autou kata tan energeian teu dunerō auton kai hupotassara heauto teim panteim.who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
tapeinōsia“humiliation”to, fordative singular2×
Acts 8:33“humiliation”en ta tapeinōsia tas krisias autou airita; tan genean autou tinos diēgeti? hoti airitō apo tau gēau tas zōas autou.In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
James 1:10“humiliation”tos de plousios en ta tapeinōsia autou, hoti hōs anthem chortou parercheti.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.