Tapeínōsis — G5014

Definition

feminine noun

depression (in rank or feeling)

1. metaphorically, spiritual abasement, leading one to perceive and lament his (moral) littleness and guilt

Usually translated as

humiliation, be made low, low estate, vile

Origin

from G5013

• tapeinóō (G5013)

Occurrences

Tapeínōsis occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1), Philippians (1), James (1)

• Luke 1:48 — For he hath regarded the low estate (ταπείνωσιν) of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
• Acts 8:33 — In his humiliation (ταπεινώσει) his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
• Philippians 3:21 — Who shall change our vile (ταπεινώσεως) body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
• James 1:10 — But the rich, in that he is made low (ταπεινώσει): because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.