Words the Bible translates as lowly
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tapeinosταπεινόςlow: describing a person as down rather than up, whether in worldly standing, in spirits, or in a heart that does not push itself forward
- aniעָנִיafflicted and lowly: a person bowed down by hardship, poverty, or oppression, and so dependent on God for help
- tapeinōsisταπείνωσιςa low condition: the state of being low or brought low, whether by rank or by circumstance
- dalדַּלlow, weak, of little account: a person or group reduced in body, standing, or means, and so easily pushed aside
- anavעָנָוthe lowly: one bowed down, by hardship or by a settled inner posture, who looks to God for help instead of asserting himself
- shaphalשָׁפָלlow or lowly: lying beneath what is around it, whether in height, in rank, or in spirit
- agenēsἀγενήςlowlynot studied yet
- shaḥשַׁחlowlynot studied yet
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