"depression; low estate, abject condition, Lk. 1:48; Acts 8:33; Phil. 3:21; Jas. 1:10*"
Definition and meaning
depression; low estate, abject condition, Lk. 1:48; Acts 8:33; Phil. 3:21; Jas. 1:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: ταπείνωσις
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of tapeinosis (G5014) across the King James Bible.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
Who shall change our vile 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.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
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Common questions
Strong's G5014 (tapeinosis) is a Greek word that means: depression; low estate, abject condition, Lk. 1:48; Acts 8:33; Phil. 3:21; Jas. 1:10* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word tapeinosis (G5014) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5014 is tapeinosis, a Greek word defined as: depression; low estate, abject condition, Lk. 1:48; Acts 8:33; Phil. 3:21; Jas. 1:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
tapeinosis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.