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Strong's #4236 - πρᾳότης
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- gentleness, mildness, meekness
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πρᾱότης, ητος, ἡ,
mildness, gentleness, Th. 4.108, Lys. 6.34, Isoc. 3.55, Pl. R. 558a, etc.; opp. ἀγριότης, Id. Smp. 197d; opp. ὀργιλότης, Arist. EN 1125b26; opp. ὀργή, Id. Rh. 1380a6: pl., Isoc. 5.116: later πραΰτης, LXX Psalms 44:1-26(45).4, Ep.Galatians 5:23 (v.l.), CIG 2788 ( Aphrodisias ).
πραότης (Rec. and Griesbach (except in James 1:21; James 3:13; 1 Peter 3:15); see the preceding word), πραότης (so Lachmann), and according to a later form πραΰτης (so R and G, but with the iota subscript under the alpha ἆ, in James 1:21; James 3:13; 1 Peter 3:15; Lachmann everywhere except in Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 4:2; Treg. everywhere (except in 2 Corinthians 10:1; Galatians 5:23 (22);
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πρᾳότης , πραότης , see πραΰτης G4240.
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An interesting ex. of this verb, which is alway used of prayer to the gods or to God, is afforded by P Cairo Zen 59034 (B.C. 257). A certain Zoilos had been ordered by the god Sarapis to inform a high State official Apollonios that a temple should be erected to him, Zoilo neglected the charge and in consequence was thrown into a serious illness—.9 f. εἰς ἀ ̣ρ ̣ρ ̣ω ̣σ ̣[τ ]ι ̣α ̣[ν ] μ ̣[ε πε ]ρ ̣ι ̣ε ̣β ̣α ̣λεν μεγάλην ὥστε καὶ κινδυνεῦσα ̣ι ̣ [με. But on praying to the god and promising to do his bidding he was healed—.10 ff. π ̣ρ ̣ο ̣σευξάμενος δ [ὲ ] αὐ [τῶι, ἐ ]α ̣[μ με ] ὑγιάσηι, διότι ὑπομενῶ τὴν ληιτο [υρ ]γ ̣ίαν καὶ ποιη ̣[σει ]ν τ ̣ο ̣̣ ὑφ᾽ αὑτοῦ προστασσόμενον (supply ὑγιάσθην). [An important commentary on the whole letter is supplied by Deissmann Exp. VIII. xxiv. p. 420 ff.]. Cf. Preisigke 3740 (i/A.D.) Ἄττηος προσεύχετα [ι ] τοῖς <ἐν > Ἀβύτο <<ν >> θεοῖς, ἵνα υγιαινῃ. See also s.v. εὔχομαι.
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