King James Bible Dictionary

MEEK, adjective [Latin mucus; Eng. mucilage; Heb. to melt.]

1. Mild of temper; soft; gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; yielding; given to forbearance under injuries.

Now the man Moses was very meek above all men. Numbers 12:3.

2. Appropriately, humble, in an evangelical sense; submissive to the divine will; not proud, self-sufficient or refractory; not peevish and apt to complain of divine dispensations. Christ says, 'Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls.' Matthew 11:29.

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5.

MEE'KEN, verb transitive mee'kn. To make meek; to soften; to render mild.

MEE'KLY, adverb Mildly; gently; submissively; humbly; not proudly or roughly.

And this mis-seeming discord meekly lay aside.

A calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matthew 5:5; Isaiah 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 6:11; Zephaniah 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matthew 11:29), Abraham (Genesis 13; 16:5, 6) Moses (Numbers 12:3), David (Zechariah 12:8; 2 Samuel 16:10, 12), and Paul (1 Corinthians 9:19).

General references
Psalms 22:26; Psalms 25:9; Psalms 37:11; Psalms 76:8-9; Psalms 147:6; Psalms 149:4; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 25:15; Proverbs 29:8; Ecclesiastes 7:8; Ecclesiastes 10:4; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 29:19; Lamentations 3:28-30; Amos 3:3; Zephaniah 2:3; Matthew 5:5; Matthew 5:9; Matthew 5:38-42; Luke 6:29; Matthew 11:29; Matthew 27:13-14; Mark 9:50; Romans 12:14; Romans 12:18; Romans 14:19; 1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Corinthians 7:15; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 13:4-5; 1 Corinthians 13:7; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 5:22-23; Galatians 5:26; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 4:1-2; Philippians 2:14-15; Colossians 3:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Timothy 3:2-3; 1 Timothy 6:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:24-25; Titus 2:2; Titus 2:9; Titus 3:2; Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 12:14; James 1:4; James 1:19; James 1:21; James 3:13; James 3:17-18; 1 Peter 2:18-23; 1 Peter 3:4; 1 Peter 3:11; 1 Peter 3:15; Psalms 34:14; 2 Peter 1:5-7; Jude 1:9

Instances of:

Abraham
Genesis 13:8

Isaac
Genesis 26:20-22

Moses
Exodus 2:13; Exodus 14:13-14; Exodus 15:24; Exodus 16:7-8; Exodus 17:2; Numbers 12:3; Numbers 16:4-11

Gideon
Judges 8:2-3

Hannah
1 Samuel 1:13-16

Saul
1 Samuel 10:27

David
1 Samuel 17:29; 2 Samuel 16:9-14; Psalms 38:13-14; Psalms 120:5-7

Paul
Acts 21:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 2:7; 2 Timothy 4:16

The Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:4

Job
James 5:11

The angel
Jude 1:9
Humility; Kindness; Patience

Of Jesus

General references
Isaiah 42:1-4; Matthew 12:19-20; Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 26:47-54
Jesus, The Christ, Humility of

MEE'KNESS, noun Softness of temper; mildness; gentleness; forbearance under injuries and provocations.

1. In an evangelical sense, humility; resignation; submission to the divine will, without murmuring or peevishness; opposed to pride, arrogance and refractoriness. Galatians 5:23.

I beseech you by the meekness of Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:1.

Meekness is a grace which Jesus alone inculcated, and which no ancient philosopher seems to have understood or recommended.