Greek · G5013, G1438 · unreviewed

ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν

To depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart) · themself

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ταπεινόω G5013 to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)

Pronunciation tapeinóō

To humble oneself or be humbled; voluntarily lowering one's status before God or others.

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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself

Pronunciation heautoû

Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another

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What does ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν (ho tapeinōn heauton) mean in the Bible?

ταπεινόω · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek word meaning "the one humbling himself".

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Meaning

the one humbling himself

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Future Present Aorist

Voices

Passive Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 7×

Future Passive Matt 23:12 · Luke 3:5 · Luke 14:11 · Luke 18:14 4×

Future Active Matt 18:4 · Matt 23:12 2×

Aorist Active Phil 2:8 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×

Present Active Luke 14:11 · Luke 18:14 · 2 Cor 11:7 3×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Aorist Passive Jas 4:10 · 1 Pet 5:6 2×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×

Aorist Active 2 Cor 12:21 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Present Passive Phil 4:12 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 prospective 6 imperative 2 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 participle 3

Tense

future 6 aorist 4 present 4

Voice

passive 7 active 7

Mood

indicative 7 participle 3 imperative 2 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 18:4 ταπεινώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 23:12 ταπεινωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 23:12 ταπεινώσει future active indicative prospective Luke 3:5 ταπεινωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 14:11 ταπεινωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 14:11 ταπεινῶν present active participle participle Luke 18:14 ταπεινωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 18:14 ταπεινῶν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:7 ταπεινῶν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 12:21 ταπεινώσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 2:8 ἐταπείνωσεν aorist active indicative completed Philippians 4:12 ταπεινοῦσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive James 4:10 ταπεινώθητε aorist passive imperative imperative 1 Peter 5:6 Ταπεινώθητε aorist passive imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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