Difference between revisions of "Gentleness"

<p> ''''' jen´t ''''' ' ''''' 50 ''''' - ''''' nes ''''' ( ענה , <i> ''''' ‛ānāh ''''' </i> ; ἐπιείκεια , <i> ''''' epieı́keia ''''' </i> , χρηστότης , <i> ''''' chrēstótēs ''''' </i> ): In &nbsp; 2 Samuel 22:36 <i> ''''' ‛ānāh ''''' </i> , "to bend low," "to condescend," is translated "gentleness," "Thy gentleness hath made me great," the Revised Version, margin "or condescension"; so also &nbsp;Psalm 18:35 , where the word is <i> ''''' ‛anwāh ''''' </i> "humility," "gentleness," or "condescension." In the New Testament <i> ''''' epieikeia ''''' </i> ("fairness," "moderation," in &nbsp;Acts 24:4 translated "clemency") is in &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 10:1 translated "gentleness," "the meekness and gentleness of Christ" (2 Macc 2:22 "favour," the Revised Version (British and American) "forbearance"); <i> ''''' chrēstotēs ''''' </i> , "kindness," "usefulness," is translated "gentleness" in &nbsp;Galatians 5:22 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "kindness"; <i> ''''' chrēstós ''''' </i> is the word translated "kind" (to the unthankful and evil, &nbsp;Luke 6:35 ), and <i> ''''' chrēstotēs ''''' </i> seems to carry in it a similar idea of active <i> kindness </i> . </p> <p> Gentle occurs in the Old Testament only in the Revised Version (British and American) of &nbsp; Jeremiah 11:19 , "I was like a gentle lamb" ( <i> ''''' kebhes ''''' </i> ). In the New Testament it is the translation of <i> ''''' ḗpios ''''' </i> , "mild," "gentle" (&nbsp;1 Thessalonians 2:7; &nbsp;2 Timothy 2:24 ), and of <i> ''''' epieikḗs ''''' </i> , "fitting" "proper," etc. (&nbsp;1 Timothy 3:3 the Revised Version (British and American); &nbsp; Titus 3:2; &nbsp;James 3:17; &nbsp;1 Peter 2:18 ); also, with article, &nbsp;Philippians 4:5 (the King James Version "moderation," the Revised Version (British and American) "forbearance"). In 2 Macc 15:12 [[Onias]] is said (the King James Version) to be "gentle ( <i> ''''' práos ''''' </i> ) in condition," the Revised Version (British and American) "in manner." </p>