Greek · G5013, G1438

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 phrase meaning "the one humbling himself".

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What does ταπεινόω · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?

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

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5013, G1438?

G5013, G1438 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. the one humbling himself

Strong's G5013, G1438

Lexical occurrences 14 verses Word forms 5 forms 14 references

Source Gloss

the one humbling himself

Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 14 Tenses Future, Present, Aorist Voices Passive, Active

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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