ΤΑΠΙΝΟΦΡ, ταπινοφρ
TAPINOPHR, tapinophr
Sounds Like: tah-pee-NOH-phr
Translations: humble-minded, lowly-minded, humble in spirit, lowliness of mind, humility
From the root: ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΣ, ΦΡΗΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective Stem, Noun Stem
Explanation: This is a combining stem, not a complete word on its own. It is formed from the words 'ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΣ' (tapeinos), meaning 'lowly' or 'humble,' and 'ΦΡΗΝ' (phren), meaning 'mind' or 'intellect.' When combined, it forms words related to having a humble or lowly mind, such as 'ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΦΡΩΝ' (tapeinophron), an adjective meaning 'humble-minded,' or 'ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ' (tapeinophrosyne), a noun meaning 'humility' or 'lowliness of mind.' It describes a disposition of modesty and self-abasement, often in a positive, virtuous sense.
Inflection: Does not inflect (it is a stem)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΣ, ΦΡΗΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΦΡΩΝ — humble-minded, lowly in mind, modest, humble, a humble-minded person
- ΤΑΠΙΝΟΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ — humility, lowliness of mind, modesty, a low estimate of one's own moral worth, a humble spirit
- ΤΑΠΙΝΟΦΡΟΣΥΝ‾Η‾ — humility, lowliness of mind, modesty, a humble attitude
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