What does ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis) mean in the Bible?
ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis): Humiliation or low social/spiritual estate resulting from external circumstances or divine action, not mere feeling
Greek · G5014
ταπείνωσις
Depression (in rank or feeling)
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ταπείνωσιςG5014
Pronunciationtapeínōsis
What does ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis) mean in the Bible?
ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis): Humiliation or low social/spiritual estate resulting from external circumstances or divine action, not mere feeling
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5014?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include humble state (1), humiliation (1), low position (1), lowly (1).
Where does ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), James (1), Luke (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithumble state1×Luke 1:48
humiliation1×Acts 8:33
low position1×James 1:10
lowly1×Philippians 3:21
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 1:48
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Luke1Acts1Philippians1James1
Source forms
ταπεινώσει2xtapeinōseiActs 8:33, James 1:10
ταπεινώσεως1xtapeinōseōsPhilippians 3:21
ταπείνωσιν1xtapeinōsinLuke 1:48
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2xActs 8:33, James 1:10
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 1:48
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xPhilippians 3:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Humiliation or low social/spiritual estate resulting from external circumstances or divine action, not mere feeling
Strong'sG5014
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
depression (in rank or feeling)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Humiliation or low social/spiritual estate resulting from external circumstances or divine action, not mere feeling
(ταπεινόω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] abasement, humiliation, low estate: Luk.1:48, Act.8:33" (LXX), Php.3:21, Jas.1:10 (Plat., Arist., and later writers).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:48Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ταπείνωσινtapeinwsin
abasement, low condition
Read verseActs 8:33Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ταπεινώσειtapeinwsei
abasement, low condition
Read versePhilippians 3:21Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ταπεινώσεωςtapeinwsewv
abasement, low condition
Read verseJames 1:10Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ταπεινώσειtapeinwsei
abasement, low condition
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 patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FemininePhil 3:211×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:33 · Jas 1:102×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 1:481×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Luke 1:46–55ταπείνωσινtapeínōsis
Humiliation, low estate
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Word Origins
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