lowly

Greek Adjective

ταπεινός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for שָׁפָל, עָנִי, etc;] low-lying; metaphorically, (a) lowly, of low degree, brought low: Jas.1:9, 2Co.7:6 (cf. Sir.25:23); οἱ τ, opposite to δυνάσται, Luk.1:52; τ. ταπεινοῖς (neut, R, txt; masc, R, mg; see ICC, in l), Rom.12:16; (b) lowly in spirit, humble, in cl. usually in a slighting sense (see Tr, Syn., § xlii; but see also Abbott, Essays, 81), in NT in an honourable sense: 2Co.10:1; before τ. καρδίᾳ, Mat.11:29 (cf. Psa.34:19); opposite to ὑπερήφανος, Jas.4:6, 1Pe.5:5 " (LXX). (AS)

lowly

Greek Adjective

τᾰπεινός, ή, όν, low: 1) of Place, low-lying, χώρη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νῆσος [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of stature or size, low, ὀστᾶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of position in the body, τὰ τ. τοῦ θώρακος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a river, low, opposed to μέγας, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but also, near the earth, [Refs]; of the sun, opposed to ὑψηλός, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; λοξὸς καὶ τ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) of persons, humbled, abased in power, pride, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺ δ᾽ οὐδέπω τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; submissive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ τ. τῶν πόλεων small, poor, weak, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. δύναμις [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of low intelligence, αἱ τῶν ἀσυνέτων καὶ τ. ἀνθρώπων ψυχαί [Refs 2nd c.AD+] adverb, ταπεινῶς (or ταπεινὰ) πράττειν to be in low estate or obscurity, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of the spirits, downcast, dejected, διάνοια [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) in moral sense, either bad, mean, base, abject, τ. καὶ ἀνελεύθερος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or good, lowly, humble, [Refs 5th c.BC+], frequently in NT, [NT] 5) of things, mean, low, poor, τ. καὶ ἄπορος δίαιτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, -οτάτη περίστασις [Refs 1st c.AD+]; θεωρία -οτέρα, opposed to τιμιωτέρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of style, low, poor, τ. λέξις, opposed to κεκοσμημένη, [Refs] adverb, -νῶς λέγειν in a submissive manner, [Refs]

Greek

Adjective

depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition); base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly; of uncertain derivation