gentle

Greek Adjective

πραΰς, -εῖα, -ΰ, and πρᾷος (Or πρᾶος, ν. Bl, § 3, 3), -α, -ον (see LS, Thayer, see word), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. 2Ma.15:12, -ᾷος, see Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנִי;] gentle, meek: Mat.5:5 11:29 21:5 " (LXX) 1Pe.3:4. (AS)

gentle

Greek Adjective

Included with: πρᾶος, ον, also πρᾱΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, εῖα, ΰ:—πρᾶος supplies singular in Attic dialect, Trag, and Comedy texts, except that the feminine is always πραεια (πρᾶος as feminine only in [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but singular πραΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, is used in Epic dialect and Lyric poetry (also in [LXX+5th c.BC+]:—plural, nominative πρηέες [Refs 5th c.BC+] written for πραείαις [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; accusative πραεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative πραότερος [Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect πρηΰτ- [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative πραότατος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πρηΰτατος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (The ι subscr. is frequently written in codices, but Πρᾶος is written in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πραύτερος is found once in codices, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—mild, soft, gentle (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+] 1) of things, πρηῢ σέλας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; mild, πυρετοί Hp.[same place]; ἰητρείη πρηεῖα [Refs]; of sound, soft, gentle, τὴν φωνὴν πραοτέραν ποιοῦνται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὠδῖνες[Refs 1st c.BC+] 2) of persons, mild, gentle, meek, πραῢς ἀστοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τοὺς οἰκείους π.[Refs]; especially after having been angry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ θὴρ ὅδ᾽ ἡμῖν π, of Dionysus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a horse, gentle, ἀλλήλοις πραότεροι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of other animals, tame, ἰχθύων μεγάλων καὶ πραέων [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of actions, feelings, etc, mild, τιμωρίαι πραότεραι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ πραέα caresses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πραότερα πάσχειν [Refs] II) making mild, taming, φάρμακον πραῢ τείνων ἀμφὶ γένυι, of a bridle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) adverb πράως, mildly, gently, πράως πείθειν τινά, φέρειν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πράως λέγειν τὸ πάθος to speak lightly of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πράως διακεῖσθαι, opposed to ὀργίζεσθαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; in physical sense, gently, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πραοτέρως (variant{-υτέρως}) ἔχειν τινί [Refs 1st c.AD+]: superlative, φέρειν. ὡς πραότωτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later form πραέως (πράως [Ἀττικοί], οὐ πραέως [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc: Ionic dialect πρηέως conjecture in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]. (Cogn. with Sanskrit prīṇā´ti 'love, give pleasure to', Gothic frijon 'love', frijonds 'friend'.)

Greek

Adjective

mild, i.e. (by implication) humble; meek; apparently a primary word