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Gentleness

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G1932, G4236, G4240, G6073, G20510, H6031, H6037, H6038, G5544
Hebrew
עָנָה · ʻânâh
Greek
ἐπιείκεια · epieikeia

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἐπιείκεια

G1932
Transliteration
epieikeia
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

gentleness, clemency, gentleness

Lexicon definition

ἐπιεικία (Rec. -είκεια), -ας, ἡ (ἐπιεικής), [in LXX: Wis.2:19 12:18 Bar.2:27, from LXX Bar.4:24, TH (3:42), 2Ma.2:22 2Mac 10:4, 3Ma.3:15 3Mac 7:6 * ;] fairness, moderation, gentleness ("sweet reasonableness," Matthew Arnold): Act.24:4; with πραΰτης, 2Co.10:1.† SYN.: πραΰτης (see Tr., Syn., § xliii) (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πραότης

G4236
Transliteration
praotēs
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

gentleness, meekness

Lexicon definition

πρᾳότης, πραότης, see: πραΰτης. πραΰτης (Rec. -ότης, exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. with, where πρᾳύτης), -ητος, ἡ, late form of πραότης, [in LXX: Psa.45:4 90:10 132:1 (עַנְוָה, עֱנוּת, Est.5:1, Sir.6:1-37 * ;] gentleness, meekness: 1Co.4:21, 2Co.10:1, Gal.5:23 6:1, Eph.4:2, Col.3:12 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti_2:25, Tit.3:2, Jas.1:21 3:13, 1Pe.3:15.† SIN.: ἐπιεικία, q.v (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πραΰτης

G4240
Transliteration
prautēs
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

gentleness, meekness

Lexicon definition

πραΰτης (Rec. -ότης, exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. with, where πρᾳύτης), -ητος, ἡ, late form of πραότης, [in LXX: Psa.45:4 90:10 132:1 (עַנְוָה, עֱנוּת, Est.5:1, Sir.6:1-37 * ;] gentleness, meekness: 1Co.4:21, 2Co.10:1, Gal.5:23 6:1, Eph.4:2, Col.3:12 (see Lft., in l), 2Ti_2:25, Tit.3:2, Jas.1:21 3:13, 1Pe.3:15.† SIN.: ἐπιεικία, q.v (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πραϋπαθία

G6073
Transliteration
praupathia
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

gentleness

Lexicon definition

gentleness, meekness Some manuscripts list πραότης (G4236) in place of G6073 at 1Ti.6.11

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἠπιότης

G20510
Transliteration
ēpiotēs
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

gentleness

Lexicon definition

gentleness

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ἐπιείκεια

G1932
Transliteration
epieíkeia
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

clemency, gentleness

Lexicon definition

reasonableness, equity; in N.T., gentleness, mildness, 2 Co. 10.1; lenity, clemency, Ac. 24.4: from

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Πραότης

G4236
Transliteration
praiótēs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

meekness

Lexicon definition

meekness, forbearance, 1 Co. 4.21. Ga. 5.23; gentleness, kindness, benevolence, 2 Co. 10.1, et al.

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Πραΰτης

G4240
Transliteration
praÿtēs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

meekness

Lexicon definition

meekness, mildness, forbearance, 1 Pe. 3.15; gentleness, kindness, Ja. 1.21; 3.13. S.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָנָה

H6031
Transliteration
ʻânâh
Pronunciation
aw-naw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
97

Glosses

abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), submit self, weaken, [idiom] in any wise.

Lexicon definition

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עַנְוָה

H6037
Transliteration
ʻanvâh
Pronunciation
an-vaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

gentleness, meekness.

Lexicon definition

mildness (royal)

also (concretely) oppressed

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֲנָוָה

H6038
Transliteration
ʻănâvâh
Pronunciation
an-aw-vaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

gentleness, humility, meekness.

Lexicon definition

condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

χρηστότης

G5544
Transliteration
chrēstótēs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
10

Glosses

gentleness, good(-ness), kindness

Lexicon definition

usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Gentleness

Indexed occurrences: 10

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All Scripture references10 references

2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 22:36

Psalms 1

Psalms 18:35

2 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 10:1

Galatians 2

Galatians 5:23Galatians 6:1

Ephesians 1

Ephesians 4:2

Philippians 1

Philippians 4:5

Colossians 1

Colossians 3:12

1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 6:11

1 Peter 1

1 Peter 3:15

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

GENTLENESS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for GENTLENESS.

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GENTLENESS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for GENTLENESS.

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Dictionary

Hind

Heb. ayalah (2 Sam. 22:34; Ps. 18:33, etc.) and ayeleth (Ps. 22, title), the female of the hart or stag. It is referred to as an emblem of activity (Gen. 49:21), gentleness (Prov. 5:19), feminine modesty (Cant. 2:7; 3:5), earnest longing (Ps. 42:1), timidity (Ps. 29:9). In the title of Ps. 22, the word probably refers to some tune bearing that name.

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