What does πραΰς (praÿs) mean in the Bible?
πραΰς (praÿs): Gentleness rooted in inner strength and humility, not weakness; describes Christ's character and blessed state.
Greek · G4239
πραΰς
Gentle
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πραΰς G4239
Pronunciation praÿs
What does πραΰς (praÿs) mean in the Bible?
πραΰς (praÿs): Gentleness rooted in inner strength and humility, not weakness; describes Christ's character and blessed state.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4239?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gentle (3), meek (1).
Where does πραΰς (praÿs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), 1 Peter (1).
Are there verse guides for πραΰς (praÿs)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It gentle 3× Matthew 11:29, Matthew 21:5, 1 Peter 3:4
meek 1× Matthew 5:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 3 1 Peter 1
Source forms
πραεῖς 1x praeis Matthew 5:5
πραέως 1x praeōs 1 Peter 3:4
πραΰς 1x praus Matthew 11:29
πραῢς 1x praus Matthew 21:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 11:29, Matthew 21:5
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x 1 Peter 3:4
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Matthew 5:5
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gentleness rooted in inner strength and humility, not weakness; describes Christ's character and blessed state.
Source Gloss
gentle
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Gentleness rooted in inner strength and humility, not weakness; describes Christ's character and blessed state.
(Or πρᾶος, ν. Bl., § 3, 3), -α, -ον (see LS, Thayer, see word), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. 2Ma.15:12, -ᾷος, see Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנִי ;] gentle, meek: Mat.5:5 11:29 21:5" (LXX) 1Pe.3:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
praeiv
mild, gentle
Read verse Matthew 11:29 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πρᾷός praov
mild, gentle
Read verse Matthew 21:5 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πραῢς prauv
mild, gentle
Read verse 1 Peter 3:4 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
πρᾳέος praeov
mild, gentle
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:29 · Matt 21:5 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 3:4 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
meek, controlled strength
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πραΰς is a primary word - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Describes Christlike strength under control rather than passivity. 1 Peter 3:1-7
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain