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ταπεινός 1

low:
1.of Place, lying low, Hdt.; ταπεινὰ νέμεσθαι to live in low regions, Pind.; of stature or size, low, Xen.
2.of the condition of persons, brought down, humbled, submissive, Hdt., Aesch., etc.: of low rank, lowly, mean, Lat. vilis, Eur., etc.: small, poor, weak, id=Eur., Dem.:—adv., ταπεινῶς πράττειν to be poorly off, Isocr.
3.of the spirits, humbled, dejected, Thuc., Xen.
4.in moral sense, partly bad, mean, base, abject, Xen., etc.; partly good, lowly, humble, id=Xen., NTest.
5.of things, mean, low, poor, τ. σχῆμα mean apparel, Xen.: of style, low, poor, Arist.; adv., ταπεινῶς λέγειν id=Arist.

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