Prays means “meek” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4239 — mechi (“engines”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4239 πραΰς (praus) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. praus (prah-oos"') adj. 1. mild 2. (by implication) humble It has 17 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include meek. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
praus (prah-oos"') adj. 1. mild 2. (by implication) humble [apparently a primary word] KJV: meek See also: G4235
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4239. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
gentle
Usage: πραΰς, -εῖα, -ΰ, and πρᾷος (Or πρᾶος, ν. Bl., § 3, 3), -α, -ον (see LS, Thayer, see word), [in LXX (always -ΰς, exc. 2Ma.15:12, -ᾷος, see Thackeray, Gr., 180 f.) for עָנָו, עָנִי ;] gentle, meek: Mat.5:5 11:29 21:5" (LXX) 1Pe.3:4.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render praus, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G4239 (πραΰς) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
3 indexed usages in New Testament.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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.
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.
13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the men that were upon the earth.
They have turned aside the weak from the right way: And the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: And he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, And set up the meek in their stead.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4239.
And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the men that were upon the earth.
They have turned aside the weak from the right way: And the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: And he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
The meek will he guide in judgment: The meek will he teach his ways.
My soul shall boast herself in the Lord: Let the meek hear, and rejoice.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek in heart. Pause.
The Lord lifts up the meek; But brings sinners down to the ground.
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; And will exalt the meek with salvation.
And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.
Gather yourselves together, and go in, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves there: let the timid become a warrior.
And I will leave in thee a meek and lowly people;
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; proclaim it aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, the King is coming to thee, just, and a Savior; he is meek and riding on an ass, and a young foal.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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.
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.
The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, And set up the meek in their stead.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4239, grouped by book.
Prays (Strong's G4239) is a Greek word most simply glossed "meek". praus (prah-oos"') adj. 1. mild 2. (by implication) humble
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G4239 across 10 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4239 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meek. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4239, with linked reader references where each row is available.