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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4240 - πραΰτης

Transliteration

praÿtēs

Phonetics

prah-oo'-tace

Origin

from (G4239)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

6:645,929

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit, meekness

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 6037 ‑ עַנְוָה (an‑vaw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (3)

James 2

1 Peter 1

NAS (11)

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 2

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 2

1 Peter 1

HCS (11)

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 2

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 2

1 Peter 1

BSB (12)

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 2

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 1

James 2

1 Peter 1

ESV (4)

Titus 1

James 2

1 Peter 1

WEB (2)

James 2

KJV (3)

meekness 3

NAS (11)

consideration 1

gentleness 8

humility 1

meekness 1

HCS (11)

* 1

a gentle 1

gentleness 8

of gentleness 1

BSB (12)

[He must] gently 1

[and] gentleness 1

[and] humbly 1

[the] humility 1

a gentle 1

consideration 1

gentleness 4

mildness 1

of gentleness 1

ESV (4)

courtesy 1

gentleness 1

meekness 2

WEB (2)

gentleness 1

humility 1

RAH

N-ASF 1

N-GSF 2

N-NSF 1

ANT

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

BEZ

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

BGB

N-AFS 3

N-DFS 3

N-GFS 5

N-NFS 1

BMT

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

BYZ

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

ELZ

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

NA26

N-ASF 2

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

SBL

N-ASF 2

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

SCV

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

STV

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

TIS

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 5

N-NSF 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πρᾱΰ-της, ητος, ἡ, v. πραότης.

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 44:4(45).4, Ep.Galatians 5:23 (v.l.), CIG 2788 ( Aphrodisias ).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

πραΰτης, see πραότης.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πραΰτης

(Rec. -ότης , exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. c., where πρᾳύτης ), -ητος , ἡ , late form of πραότης ,

[in LXX: Psalms 45:4; Psalms 90:10; Psalms 132:1 (H6037, H6039, Ezra 5:1, Sirach 6:1-37 *;]

gentleness, meekness: 1 Corinthians 4:21, 2 Corinthians 10:1, Galatians 5:23; Galatians 6:1, Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:12 (v. Lft., in l), 2 Timothy 2:25, Titus 3:2, James 1:21; James 3:13, 1 Peter 3:15.†

SIN.: ἐπιεικία G1932, q.v.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

πρόσκαιρος, which occurs first in 4 Maccabees 15:2; 4 Maccabees 15:8; 4 Maccabees 15:23, is used in the NT = ";for a season,"; ";transitory"; (2 Corinthians 4:18). The word is found in an edict of Caracalla, P Giss I. 40ii. 26 (A.D. 215) (= Chrest. I. p. 39) πρ ]α ̣γματείας προ ̣[σ ]καίρου, with the meaning ";in season,"; ";opportune"; : cf. OGIS 669.15 (i/A.D.) τὴν πρόσκαιρόν τινος ἀδικίαν μειμησάμενος, where the editor defines it as ";temporis cuiusdam rationibus accommodatam,"; and Syll 737 (= .3 1109).44 (A.D. 178) εἴ τις πρόσκαιρος ἑορτὴ τοῦ θεοῦ, with reference to a feast which took place on a special occasion. See also Pelagia-Legenden p. 12.26 ἐγὼ μὲν ἠλευθέρωσα ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς προσκαίρου δουλείας.

List of Word Forms

πρα=τητι πρα=τητος πραυπαθιαν πραϋπαθίαν πραυτης πραΰτης πραυτητα πραΰτητα πραυτητι πραΰτητι πραυτητος πραΰτητος praupathian praüpathían prautes prautēs praǘtes praǘtēs prauteta prautēta praǘteta praǘtēta prauteti prautēti praǘteti praǘtēti prautetos prautētos praǘtetos praǘtētos