Strong’s G4239 · Greek
πραΰς
praÿs · prah-ooce'
Origin apparently a primary word;
Meaning mild, i.e. (by implication) humble
In the King James Version meek. See also πρᾷος (G4235).
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Matthew 21:5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
- 1 Peter 3:4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.