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τα^πειν-όω ,
A.lower, in point of height, reduce, σπλῆνα (swollen spleen) Dsc.2.155:—Pass., “πᾶν ὄρος ταπεινωθήσεταιLXX Is.40.4; “πρόσωπον ἐκ μετεώρου ταπεινούμενονHp.Coac.208; of a plant, decrease in size, Thphr.HP7.13.9; of rivers, D.S.1.36; Astrol., of a planet, suffer dejection, Vett.Val.119.15.
II. metaph., lessen, “τὸν φθόνονPlu.Per.32; “τὸ ἐν μέλιτι χολῶδεςGal.15.683 (to expl. κολάζεται in Hp.Acut.59); disparage, minimize, Plb.6.15.7, cf. 3.85.7:—Pass., to be lowered or lessened, Pl.Ti.72d.
b. violate a woman, LXX Ge.34.2, 2 Ki.13.12,14, Ez.22.10,11.
3. in moral sense, make lowly, humble, “ἑαυτόνPhld.Vit.p.38 J., Ev.Matt. 23.12, al.:—Pass., humble oneself, “τὴν θεὸν ἐξιλάσαντο τῷ ταπεινοῦσθαι σφόδραMen.544, cf. LXX Ge.16.9, Si.18.21, 1 Ep.Pet.5.6.
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