Log inStart 7-Day Trial
GreekG5013Verb

ταπεινόω

tapeinoō

11Occurrences
G5013Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)

from G5011 (ταπεινός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to make low: *ὄρος *(βουνόν), (LXX). Metaphorical, to humble, abase: pass.,; mid. sense.
LXX: chiefly for עָנָה, also for שָׁפֵל, כָּנַע, etc.

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ταπεινόω appears 11 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
2 Corinthians
2
Matthew
2
Philippians
2
1 Peter
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 5:6BSB

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

2 Corinthians 12:21BSB

I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

Luke 14:11BSB

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 3:5BSB

Every valley shall be filled in,and every mountain and hill made low.The crooked ways shall be made straight,and the rough ways smooth.

Matthew 23:12BSB

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.