praus describes a mild, non-harsh quality attributed to persons, a king, and an inner spirit.

The attested use describes a mild quality in persons and inner disposition: it is attributed to the speaker's heart, a king approaching Zion, those pronounced blessed, and a spirit called valuable before God.

1. Mild quality of persons and inner spirit · dominant

   In Matthew 11:29, the nominative singular masculine form describes the speaker in connection with being “lowly in heart”; in Matthew 21:5, the same form describes the king coming mounted on a donkey. Matthew 5:5 uses the nominative plural masculine form for those called blessed, while 1 Peter 3:4 uses a genitive singular neuter form in the phrase rendered “gentle and quiet spirit.”

   Matthew 11:29Matthew 21:5Matthew 5:51 Peter 3:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “gentle” in all four verses, applying that wording to the speaker, the king, those blessed, and a spirit. Its repeated wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than establishing a finer distinction.