Strong's Concordance praus: mild, gentle Original Word: πραΰς, πραεῖα, πραΰPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: praus Phonetic Spelling: (prah-ooce') Short Definition: mild, gentle Definition: mild, gentle. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4239 praýs (also listed as 4239a/praupathia in NAS dictionary) – meek. See 4236 (praótēs). This difficult-to-translate root (pra-) means more than "meek." Biblical meekness is not weakness but rather refers to exercising God's strength under His control – i.e. demonstrating power without undue harshness. [The English term "meek" often lacks this blend – i.e. of gentleness (reserve) and strength.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4239: πραΰςπραΰς, see πρᾷός. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance meek. Apparently a primary word; mild, i.e. (by implication) humble -- meek. See also praios. see GREEK praios Forms and Transliterations ἡσυχίου πρα=ν πρα=ς πραεις πραείς πραεῖς πραέος πραέων πραεως πραέως πραυς πραύς πραΰς πραῢς esuchiou ēsuchiou hesychiou hesychíou hēsychiou hēsychíou praeis praeîs praus praǘs praǜsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 42394 Occurrences πραεῖς — 1 Occ. πραέως — 1 Occ. πραΰς — 2 Occ. Matthew 5:5 Adj-NMP GRK: μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς ὅτι αὐτοὶ NAS: Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit KJV: Blessed [are] the meek: for they INT: Blessed the meek for they Matthew 11:29 Adj-NMS Matthew 21:5 Adj-NMS 1 Peter 3:4 Adj-GNS |
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