praotés: meekness. Original Word: πρᾳότης, τητος, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: praotés Phonetic Spelling: (prah-ot'-ace) Short Definition: mildness, gentleness Definition: mildness, gentleness, meekness, kindness.
4236 praótēs– properly, temperate, displaying the right blend of force and reserve (gentleness). 4236 /praótēs ("strength in gentleness") avoids unnecessary harshness, yet without compromising or being too slow to use necessary force. For the believer, 4236 /praótēs ("meekness") is the fruit (product) of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:23), i.e. it is never something humanly accomplished (or simply "biological"). Word Origin variant reading for prautés, q.v.meekness. From praios; gentleness, by implication, humility -- meekness. see GREEK praios
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