2 Samuel 22:36
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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Gentleness
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Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
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ἐπιείκεια
epieíkeia · ep-ee-i'-ki-ah
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
suitableness, i.e. (by implication) equity, mildness
Strong's KJV usage: :--clemency, gentleness.
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Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 10:1Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 10:1
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chrēstótēs · khray-stot'-ace
1 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)
Strong's KJV usage: :--gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
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Strong's first: Galatians 5:22Strong's last: Galatians 5:22
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ʻânâh · aw-naw'
1 times translated as this KJV form83 total Strong's occurrences
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Strong's KJV usage: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030), speak (by mistake for 6030), submit self, weaken, × in any wise.
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 22:36Strong's last: 2 Samuel 22:36
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ʻanvâh · an-vaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
mildness (royal); also (concretely) oppressed
Strong's KJV usage: gentleness, meekness.
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Strong's first: Psalms 18:35Strong's last: Psalms 18:35
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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gentleness
GEN'TLENESS, noun [See Gentle.] Dignity of birth. [Little used.]
1. Genteel behavior.
2. Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness goodness, faith. Galatians 5:22.
3. Kindness; benevolence.
4. Tenderness; mild treatment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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