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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4240. πραΰτης (prautés) -- Gentleness, meekness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4240.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/3-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4240.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4240</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4239b.htm" title="4239b">◄</a> 4240. prautés <a href="../greek/4241.htm" title="4241">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prautés: Gentleness, meekness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πραΰτης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prautés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>prah-oo'-tace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(prah-oo'-tace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gentleness, meekness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>mildness, gentleness.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek adjective πραΰς (praus), meaning "gentle" or "meek."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "prautés" is עֲנָוָה (anavah), Strong's Hebrew 6038, which also conveys the idea of humility and meekness.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "prautés" refers to a quality of gentle strength, characterized by humility and a calm demeanor. It is not weakness but rather power under control, reflecting a spirit of submission to God and consideration for others. This virtue is often associated with the fruit of the Spirit and is a mark of true Christian character.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, meekness was often seen as a lack of courage or strength. However, in the biblical context, it is a virtue that reflects the character of Christ. Jesus Himself described His heart as "gentle and humble" (Matthew 11:29, BSB), redefining meekness as a strength that comes from trust in God rather than reliance on one's own power.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4240</b> <i>praýtēs</i> (compare <a href="/greek/4236.htm">4236</a> <i>/praótēs</i>, another feminine noun which is also derived from the root <i>pra-</i>, emphasizing the divine <i>origin</i> of the meekness) – <i>meekness</i> ("gentle strength") which expresses <i>power</i> with <i>reserve and gentleness</i>. <a href="/greek/4236.htm">See 4236</a> (<i>praotes</i>).</p><p class="discovery">For the believer, meekness (<a href="/greek/4240.htm">4240</a> <i>/praýtēs</i>, "gentle-force") <i>begins</i> with the Lord's inspiration and <i>finishes</i> by His direction and empowerment. It is a <i>divinely-balanced</i> virtue that can only operate through faith (cf. 1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22-25).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4239b.htm">praus</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>gentleness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>consideration (1), gentleness (8), humility (1), meekness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4240: πραΰτης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πραΰτης</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πραότης</span></span>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>meekness. <p>From <a href="/greek/4239.htm">praus</a>; mildness, i.e. (by implication) humility -- meekness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4239.htm">praus</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πρα=τητι πρα=τητος πραυπαθιαν πραϋπαθίαν πραυτης πραΰτης πραυτητα πραΰτητα πραυτητι πραΰτητι πραυτητος πραΰτητος praupathian praüpathían prautes prautēs praǘtes praǘtēs prauteta prautēta praǘteta praǘtēta prauteti prautēti praǘteti praǘtēti prautetos prautētos praǘtetos praǘtētos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πνεύματί τε <b>πραΰτητος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with love and a spirit <span class="itali">of gentleness?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spirit moreover <span class="itali">of gentleness</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τῆς <b>πραΰτητος</b> καὶ ἐπιεικείας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> urge <span class="itali">you by the meekness</span> and gentleness<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by the <span class="itali">gentleness</span> and gentleness<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>πραΰτης</b> ἐγκράτεια κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">gentleness,</span> self-control; against<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">gentleness</span> self-control against<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 6:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν πνεύματι <b>πραΰτητος</b> σκοπῶν σεαυτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in a spirit <span class="itali">of gentleness;</span> [each one] looking<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in a spirit <span class="itali">of gentleness</span> considering yourself<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 4:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ <b>πραΰτητος</b> μετὰ μακροθυμίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> humility <span class="itali">and gentleness,</span> with patience,<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> humility and <span class="itali">gentleness</span> with patience<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χρηστότητα ταπεινοφροσύνην <b>πραΰτητα</b> μακροθυμίαν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> humility, <span class="itali">gentleness</span> and patience;<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kindess humility <span class="itali">gentleness</span> patience<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγάπην ὑπομονήν <b>πραϋπαθίαν</b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> love endurance <span class="itali">gentleness</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν <b>πραΰτητι</b> παιδεύοντα τοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">with gentleness</span> correcting those<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in <span class="itali">gentleness</span> disciplining those that<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους <b>πραΰτητα</b> πρὸς πάντας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> every <span class="itali">consideration</span> for all<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all showing <span class="itali">humility</span> toward all<p><b><a href="/text/james/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κακίας ἐν <b>πραΰτητι</b> δέξασθε τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of wickedness, <span class="itali">in humility</span> receive<br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">meekness</span> the engrafted<br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of wickedness in <span class="itali">humility</span> accept the<p><b><a href="/text/james/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐν <b>πραΰτητι</b> σοφίας </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his deeds <span class="itali">in the gentleness</span> of wisdom.<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> works with <span class="itali">meekness</span> of wisdom.<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him in <span class="itali">humility</span> of wisdom<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 3:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλὰ μετὰ <b>πραΰτητος</b> καὶ φόβου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that is in you, yet <span class="itali">with gentleness</span> and reverence;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you with <span class="itali">meekness</span> and fear:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> yet with <span class="itali">gentleness</span> and fear<p><b><a href="/greek/4240.htm">Strong's Greek 4240</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4240.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/praupathian_4240.htm">πραϋπαθίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/praute_s_4240.htm">πραΰτης — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/praute_ta_4240.htm">πραΰτητα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/praute_ti_4240.htm">πραΰτητι — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/praute_tos_4240.htm">πραΰτητος — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4239b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4239b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4239b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4241.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4241"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4241" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>