Word study · Greek

tapeinophrosýnē

humility, lowliness of mind

Say it: tap-i-no-fros-OO-nay (approximate)

ταπεινοφροσύνη

What it means

Humility. "A voluntary humility" (2:18, 2:23) and the virtue of humility in 3:12.

Range of meaning

  • HumilityA low view of oneself.
  • Lowliness of mindNot thinking of status.

In Colossians

Every verse (3)

Verses where G5012 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources