Meek

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|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|Matthew 11:29]].

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. [[Matthew 5#5|Matthew 5:5]].