Tapeinosis denotes a condition of being brought low, applied to a person, a social position, or the body.

The occurrences use the noun for a condition of being brought low: it is associated with justice being taken away in Acts 8:33, a female slave's condition in Luke 1:48, the rich person's present position in James 1:10, and the present body in Philippians 3:21.

1. A condition of being brought low · dominant

   The singular noun marks a low condition in several settings. In Acts 8:33 the APB renders the clause "In his humiliation justice was taken away"; in Luke 1:48 it says that God looked upon a female slave's condition, while James 1:10 applies it to the rich person and Philippians 3:21 to the present body.

   Acts 8:33James 1:10Luke 1:48Philippians 3:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with "humiliation" in Acts 8:33 and "lowliness" in Luke 1:48 and James 1:10, including "the body of our lowliness" in Philippians 3:21. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.