Word study · Greek
praüpathía
gentleness
Say it: prah-oo-path-EE-ah (approximate)
πραϋπαθία
What it means
Gentleness of spirit (praüs "gentle" plus pathos "feeling"). In 6:11. It appears only here, and it is a kind of mild disposition, as distinct from praytēs ("meekness," Galatians 5:23).
Range of meaning
- GentlenessA mild spirit.
- MeeknessCalm strength.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"And gentleness" (6:11). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G6073 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources