ταπεινόω tapeinoō

Greek word for “to humble” · Strong’s G5013 · used 14 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

ταπεινόω, -ῶ; (ταπεινός);

How it is translated

Glosses given for tapeinoō in context, with how often each is used:

• will be humbled 3
• humbling 3
• will humble 2
• do be humbled 2
• will be made low 1
• may humble 1
• humbled 1
• how to be brought low 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 18 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Luke 3 (1), Luke 14 (1), Luke 18 (1), 2 Corinthians 11 (1), 2 Corinthians 12 (1), Philippians 2 (1), Philippians 4 (1), James 4 (1)

Forms

• ταπεινωθήσεται 4
• ταπεινῶν 3
• ταπεινώσει 2
• ταπεινώθητε 2
• ταπεινώσῃ 1
• ἐταπείνωσεν 1
• ταπεινοῦσθαι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with tapeinoō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὑψόω hupsoō “to lift up” 6
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 5
• ὅστις hostis, hētis “who/which” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 2

Key verses

The verses using tapeinoō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 18:4 — Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 23:12 — And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 3:5 — Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
• Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 18:14 — I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself…
• 2 Corinthians 11:7 — Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
• 2 Corinthians 12:21 — And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness…
• Philippians 2:8 — And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
• Philippians 4:12 — I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to…
• James 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
• 1 Peter 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.