Meekness, weakness and wrath

What does the word "meekness" mean to you?

I have learnt that the word means "quiet, gentle and not willing to argue or state your opinions in a forceful way" according to the Cambridge Dictionary.  .It is associated with tamed horses - horses are meek when they control their strength and cooperate with their riders.  A horse that does not use its strength to get out of control.

The Greeks regarded meekness as a virtue.  Do you?  Or do you see it as a weakness?

In cultures where people are taught to be assertive and to fight for ones rights, one might associate the concept of "meekness" with "weakness".  However, the opposite of meekness can be to fly off in a rage whenever upset, and society does not really like that.  We also value the idea of having restraint and self control.

Was Jesus meek?  Did He practice self control?  Did He have all the power in the world, but chose not to use it?

Or was He a man of wrath?  Calling down judgement and condemnation whenever angered?

If we are to follow after Jesus' example, then how are we to behave?

WILLIAM BARCLAY TRANSLATES THE GREEK WORD PROATES TO HAVE THREE BASIC MEANINGS:

1. One who has the right kind of temper

2. A person in control of ones life, responsive to God

3. Knows ones limits and accepts them.

Are we meek like this?