Lexicon prautés: gentleness Original Word: πρᾳΰτης, τητος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prautés Phonetic Spelling: (prah-oo'-tace) Short Definition: mildness, gentleness Definition: mildness, gentleness. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 4240 praýtēs (compare 4236 /praótēs, another feminine noun which is also derived from the root pra-, emphasizing the divine origin of the meekness) – meekness ("gentle strength") which expresses power with reserve and gentleness. See 4236 (praotes). For the believer, meekness (4240 /praýtēs, "gentle-force") begins with the Lord's inspiration and finishes by His direction and empowerment. It is a divinely-balanced virtue that can only operate through faith (cf. 1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22-25). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom prausDefinitiongentleness NASB Translationconsideration (1), gentleness (8), humility (1), meekness (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4240: πραΰτηςπραΰτης, see πραότης. Strong's meekness. From praus; mildness, i.e. (by implication) humility -- meekness. see GREEK praus |
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