ταπεινοφροσύνη,
ταπεινοφροσύνης,
ἡ (
ταπεινόφρων; opposed to
μεγαλοφροσύνη,
ὑψηλοφροσύνη (cf.
Winers Grammar, 99 (94))), "the having a humble opinion of oneself; a deep sense of one's (moral) littleness; modesty, humility, lowliness of mind"; (
Vulg.humilitas, Luth. Demuth):
Acts 20:19;
Ephesians 4:2;
Philippians 2:3;
Colossians 3:12;
1 Peter 5:5; used of an affected and ostentatious humility in
Colossians 2:18, 23. (The word occurs neither in the O. T., nor in secular authors — (but in
Josephus,
b. j. 4, 9, 2 in the sense of pusillanimity; also
Epictetus diss. 3, 24, 56 in a bad sense. See
Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § xlii.;
Lightfoot on Philippians, the passage cited; Zezschwitz, Profangräcität, as above w., pp. 20, 62;
Winer's Grammar, 26).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Acts
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20:19
- Ephesians
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4:2
- Philippians
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2:3
- Colossians
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2:18; 2:23; 3:12
- 1 Peter
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5:5
