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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57928" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57928" /> == | ||
<p> ABA'SE, Fr abaisser, from bas, low, or the bottom W. bais [[Latin]] and Gr. basis Eng. base It. Abbassare Sp. bare, low. [[See]] Abash. </p> <blockquote> 1. The literal sense of abase is to lower or depress, to throw or cast down, as used by Bacon, "to abase the eye." But the word is seldom used in reference to material things. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. To cast down to reduce low to depress to humble to degrade applied to the passions, rank, office, and condition in life. </blockquote> <p> Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. <span> [[Daniel]] 4 </span> . </p> <p> [[Whosoever]] exalteth himself shall be abased, <span> [[Matthew]] 23 </span> ; <span> [[Job]] 40 </span> ; <span> 2 Corinthians 11 </span> . </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76630" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76630" /> == | ||
<div> <span> 1: <a> ταπεινόω </a> </span> <div> <button> ► </button> </div> <span> ( <a> Strong's #5013 </a> [[Verb]] tapeinoo tap-i-no'-o </span> ) </div> <p> signifies "to make low, bring low," (a) of bringing to the ground, making level, reducing to a plain, as in <span> [[Luke]] 3:5 </span> ; (b) metaphorically in the [[Active]] Voice, to bring to a humble condition, "to abase," <span> 2 Corinthians 11:7 </span> , and in the Passive, "to be abased," <span> Philippians 4:12 </span> ; in <span> [[Matthew]] 23:12 </span> ; <span> Luke 14:11 </span> ; <span> 18:14 </span> , the AV has "shall be abased," the RV "shall be humbled." It is translated "humble yourselves" in the [[Middle]] [[Voice]] sense in <span> [[James]] 4:10 </span> ; <span> 1 [[Peter]] 5:6 </span> ; "humble," in <span> Matthew 18:4 </span> ; <span> 2 Corinthians 12:21 </span> and <span> Philippians 2:8 </span> . [[See]] <a> HUMBLE </a> , <a> LOW. </a> Cp., tapeinos, "lowly," tapeinois, "humiliation," and tapeinophrosune, "humility." </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_416" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_416" /> == | ||
<p> <translit> a </translit> - <translit> bās </translit> ´: The [[English]] rendition of <span> שׁפּל </span> , <i> <translit> shāphēl </translit> </i> ( <span> [[Job]] 40:11 </span> ; <span> [[Ezekiel]] 21:26 </span> ), and of its derivative <span> שׁפּל </span> , <i> <translit> shephal </translit> </i> ( <span> [[Daniel]] 4:37 </span> ) = "bring down," "debase," "humble"; of <span> ענה </span> , <i> <translit> ‛ānāh </translit> </i> ( <span> [[Isaiah]] 31:4 </span> ) = "abase self," "afflict," "chasten self," "deal harshly with," etc.; and of <span> ταπεινόω </span> , <i> <translit> tapeinóō </translit> </i> = "to depress"; figure "to humiliate" (in condition or heart): "abase," "bring low," "humble self" ( <span> Philippians 4:12 </span> ). The word is always employed to indicate what should be done to or by him who nurtures a spirit and exhibits a demeanor contrary to the laudable humility which is a natural fruit of religion. Such a person is warned that the most extravagant audacity will not daunt [[Yahweh]] nor abate [[His]] vengeance ( <span> Isaiah 31:4 </span> ), and good men are exhorted to employ their powers to bring him low ( <span> Job 40:11 </span> ; <span> Ezekiel 21:26 </span> ). [[If]] men are not able to curb the arrogant, [[God]] is ( <span> Daniel 4:37 </span> ); and [[He]] has so constituted the world, that sinful arrogance must fall ( <span> [[Matthew]] 23:12 </span> the [[King]] [[James]] Version; <span> [[Luke]] 14:11 </span> the King James Version; <span> Luke 18:14 </span> the King James Version). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_57928"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/abase Abase from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76630"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/abase Abase from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_416"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/abase Abase from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 11 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
ABA'SE, Fr abaisser, from bas, low, or the bottom W. bais Latin and Gr. basis Eng. base It. Abbassare Sp. bare, low. See Abash.
1. The literal sense of abase is to lower or depress, to throw or cast down, as used by Bacon, "to abase the eye." But the word is seldom used in reference to material things.
2. To cast down to reduce low to depress to humble to degrade applied to the passions, rank, office, and condition in life.
Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Daniel 4 .
Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, Matthew 23 ; Job 40 ; 2 Corinthians 11 .
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
signifies "to make low, bring low," (a) of bringing to the ground, making level, reducing to a plain, as in Luke 3:5 ; (b) metaphorically in the Active Voice, to bring to a humble condition, "to abase," 2 Corinthians 11:7 , and in the Passive, "to be abased," Philippians 4:12 ; in Matthew 23:12 ; Luke 14:11 ; 18:14 , the AV has "shall be abased," the RV "shall be humbled." It is translated "humble yourselves" in the Middle Voice sense in James 4:10 ; 1 Peter 5:6 ; "humble," in Matthew 18:4 ; 2 Corinthians 12:21 and Philippians 2:8 . See <a> HUMBLE </a> , <a> LOW. </a> Cp., tapeinos, "lowly," tapeinois, "humiliation," and tapeinophrosune, "humility."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
<translit> a </translit> - <translit> bās </translit> ´: The English rendition of שׁפּל , <translit> shāphēl </translit> ( Job 40:11 ; Ezekiel 21:26 ), and of its derivative שׁפּל , <translit> shephal </translit> ( Daniel 4:37 ) = "bring down," "debase," "humble"; of ענה , <translit> ‛ānāh </translit> ( Isaiah 31:4 ) = "abase self," "afflict," "chasten self," "deal harshly with," etc.; and of ταπεινόω , <translit> tapeinóō </translit> = "to depress"; figure "to humiliate" (in condition or heart): "abase," "bring low," "humble self" ( Philippians 4:12 ). The word is always employed to indicate what should be done to or by him who nurtures a spirit and exhibits a demeanor contrary to the laudable humility which is a natural fruit of religion. Such a person is warned that the most extravagant audacity will not daunt Yahweh nor abate His vengeance ( Isaiah 31:4 ), and good men are exhorted to employ their powers to bring him low ( Job 40:11 ; Ezekiel 21:26 ). If men are not able to curb the arrogant, God is ( Daniel 4:37 ); and He has so constituted the world, that sinful arrogance must fall ( Matthew 23:12 the King James Version; Luke 14:11 the King James Version; Luke 18:14 the King James Version).
