Sermon Tone Analysis

LOWLINESS Unworthy of king’s presence, .

Centurion’s lowly attitude, .

Supreme example of lowliness, .

See Humility.

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LONGSUFFERING (Noun and Verb) A. Noun.

makrothumia (μακροθυμία, 3115), “forbearance, patience, longsuffering” (makros, “long,” thumos, “temper”), is usually rendered “longsuffering,” ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; “patience” in and .

See PATIENCE, and Note under FORBEAR.¶

B. Verb.

makrothumeo (μακροθυμέω, 3114), akin to A, “to be patient, longsuffering, to bear with,” lit., “to be long-tempered,” is rendered by the verb “to be longsuffering” in , RV (KJV, “bear long”); in , RV (KJV, “be patient”); so in , ; in , KJV and RV, “is longsuffering.”

See BEAR, No. 14, ENDURE, PATIENT, SUFFER.

Note: “Longsuffering is that quality of selfrestraint in the face of provocation which does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish; it is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy, and is used of God, (Sept.);

; Pet. …

HUMBLENESS OF MIND, HUMILITY tapeinophrosune (ταπεινοφροσύνη, 5012), “lowliness of mind” (tapeinos, see A, above, under HUMBLE, and phren, “the mind”), is rendered “humility of mind” in , KJV (RV, “lowliness of mind”); in , “lowliness”; in , “lowliness of mind”; in , , of a false “humility”; in , KJV, “humbleness of mind,” RV, “humility”; , “humility.”

See LOWLINESS.¶

lowliness- not a diminishing of me, rather not exalting yourself at the detriment of another.

gen•tle•ness \ˈjen-təl-nəs\ noun 14th century: the quality or state of being gentle especially: mildness of manners or disposition.

when we talk about the unity of unity of the spirit the only person I can control is myself.

if i am not my function then i am a person.

if i am then a person then i realize that others are people to.

c.

in the scripture says (NKJV) 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

lowliness is humility are value giving commodities.

3115 μακροθυμία [makrothumia /mak·roth·oo·mee·ah/] n f.

From the same as 3116; TDNT 4:374; TDNTA 550; GK 3429; 14 occurrences; AV translates as “longsuffering” 12 times, and “patience” twice. 1 patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance.

2 patience, forbearance, longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs.

Additional Information: For synonyms see entry 5281, hupomone.See entry 5861 for comparison of synonyms.

5012 ταπεινοφροσύνη [tapeinophrosune /tap·i·nof·ros·oo·nay/] n f.

From a compound of 5011 and the base of 5424; TDNT 8:1; TDNTA 1152; GK 5425; Seven occurrences; AV translates as “humility” three times, “humbleness of mind” once, “humility of mind” once, “lowliness” once, and “lowliness of mind” once. 1 the having a humble opinion of one’s self. 2 a deep sense of one’s (moral) littleness.

3 modesty, humility, lowliness of mind.

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MEEK, MEEKNESS A. Adjective.

praus or praos (πραΰς, 4239) denotes “gentle, mild, meek”; for its significance see the corresponding noun, below, B. Christ uses it of His own disposition, ; He gives it in the third of His Beatitudes, 5:5; it is said of Him as the King Messiah, 21:5, from ; it is an adornment of the Christian profession, .¶

Cf. epios, “gentle, of a soothing disposition,” ; .¶

B. Nouns. 1. prautes, or praotes, an earlier form, (πραΰτης, 4240) denotes “meekness.”

In its use in Scripture, in which it has a fuller, deeper significance than in nonscriptural Greek writings, it consists not in a person’s “outward behavior only; nor yet in his relations to his fellow-men; as little in his mere natural disposition.

Rather it is an inwrought grace of the soul; and the exercises of it are first and chiefly towards God.

It is that temper of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing …

μακροθυμίας, makrothymias,

ταπεινοφροσύνης tapeinophrosynēs

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μακροθυμία makrothymiaforbearance; patience

ταπεινοφροσύνη tapeinophrosynēhumility

4236 πραότης, πραϋπαθία [praotes /prah·ot·ace/] n f.

From 4235; GK 4554 and 4557; Nine occurrences; AV translates as “meekness” nine times. 1 gentleness, mildness, meekness.

μακροθυμεω makrothymeō be patient

φρην phrēn understanding

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NGSF noun, genitive, singular, feminine

ταπεινος tapeinos humble; lowly

gentleness NKJV, ESV, NRSV, LEB

G3115 Greek Strong’s

NGSF noun, genitive, singular, feminine

meekness KJV 1900, RSV, AV 1873

LN 25.167 Louw-Nida

G5012 Greek Strong’s

gentle NLT

patience noun

LN 88.53 Louw-Nida

Text Comparison

Letter, Community Ephesians

humility noun

πρᾳότητος, praotētos,

Body 1:15–6:20

Letter, Community Ephesians

πραΰτης prautēshumility; gentleness

Exhortation 4:1–6:20

Body 1:15–6:20

πραυς praus gentle; meek; humble

Exhortation, Community 4:1–3

Exhortation 4:1–6:20

NGSF noun, genitive, singular, feminine

Figure of Speech

Exhortation, Community 4:1–3

G4236 Greek Strong’s

Name: Correspondence

Figure of Speech

LN 88.59 Louw-Nida

Longacre Genre

Name: Correspondence

gentleness noun

Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory

Longacre Genre

Figure of Speech

Secondary: Expository: What things are or were like

Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory

Name: Correspondence

Semantic Feature

Secondary: Expository: What things are or were like

Longacre Genre

Category: Manner

Semantic Feature

Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory

Baptism, Calling, Church: Fellowship and Unity, Church: Nature, Commitment, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God: Father, God: Sovereignty, God: Trinity, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humility, Love, Obedience and Disobedience, Patience