Gloss
(act.) to humble (oneself), lower (oneself); (pass.) to be humbled, brought low, in need
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ταπεινόω
Greek transliteration
tapeinoō
Simplified transliteration
tapeinoo
Principal Parts
ταπεινώσω, ἐταπείνωσα, -, τεταπείνωμαι, ἐταπεινώθην
Numbers
Strong's number
5013
GK Number
5427
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
14
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(3)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ταπεινόω
| Matthew 18:4 | For whoever humbles (tapeinōsei | ταπεινώσει | fut act ind 3 sg) himself as this child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 23:12 | And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled (tapeinōthēsetai | ταπεινωθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg), and whoever will humble (tapeinōsei | ταπεινώσει | fut act ind 3 sg) himself will be exalted. |
| Luke 3:5 | Every ravine will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled (tapeinōthēsetai | ταπεινωθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) off; the crooked places will become straight and the rough places will become smooth roads. |
| Luke 14:11 | For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled (tapeinōthēsetai | ταπεινωθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg), and the one who humbles (tapeinōn | ταπεινῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) himself will be exalted.” |
| Luke 18:14 | I tell you, this man went down to his house upright in the sight of God, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled (tapeinōthēsetai | ταπεινωθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg), and the one who humbles (tapeinōn | ταπεινῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) himself will be exalted.” |
| 2 Corinthians 11:7 | Or did I commit a sin in (tapeinōn | ταπεινῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) humbling (tapeinōn | ταπεινῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) myself so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you without a charge? |
| 2 Corinthians 12:21 | I am afraid that when I come, my God may (tapeinōsē | ταπεινώσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) again humble (tapeinōsē | ταπεινώσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) me before you, and that I will mourn for many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery in which they indulged. |
| Philippians 2:8 | he humbled (etapeinōsen | ἐταπείνωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross! |
| Philippians 4:12 | I know what it is to be in want (tapeinousthai | ταπεινοῦσθαι | pres pass inf ), and I know what it is to have an abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret, whether I am well-fed or hungry, have plenty or am in need. |
| James 4:10 | Humble yourselves (tapeinōthēte | ταπεινώθητε | aor pass imperative 2 pl) in the presence of the Lord and he will lift you up. |
| 1 Peter 5:6 | Humble (tapeinōthēte | ταπεινώθητε | aor pass imperative 2 pl) yourselves under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time, |
