Citations:πρᾶος

Ancient Greek citations of πρᾳεῖς (prāieîs), πραΰς (praǘs), and πραέως (praéōs)

• 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 5:5:

  Μακάριοι οἱ πρᾳεῖς· ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν.

  Makárioi hoi prāieîs; hóti autoì klēronomḗsousi tḕn gên.

  Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

• 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 21:5:

  Εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών, Ἰδού, ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι, πραῢς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον καὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου.

  Eípate têi thugatrì Siṓn, Idoú, ho basileús sou érkhetaí soi, praǜs kaì epibebēkṑs epì ónon kaì pôlon huiòn hupozugíou.

  Tell 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.

• New Testament, First Epistle of Peter 3:4:

  ἀλλ’ ὁ κρυπτὸς τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος, ἐν τῷ ἀφθάρτῳ τοῦ πραέως καὶ ἡσυχίου πνεύματος, ὅ ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ πολυτελές.

  all’ ho kruptòs tês kardías ánthrōpos, en tôi aphthártōi toû praéōs kaì hēsukhíou pneúmatos, hó estin enṓpion toû Theoû polutelés.

  But 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.