Strong’s G5011 · Greek

ταπεινός
tapeinós

Definition

depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition)

Etymology

of uncertain derivation;

How the KJV renders it

  • base
  • cast down
  • humble
  • of low degree (estate)
  • lowly

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.