τᾰπεινότης,ητος,ἡ,
A. lownessof position, etc., ταπεινότητος εἵνεκα
Hdt. 4.22
; τ. τῆς χώρας
D.S. 1.31
; τῆς μήτρας
Placit. 5.14.2
.
2. of condition,low estate, abasement, Th. 7.75 ; εἰς τοσαύτην τ. καταστῆσαι
Isoc. 4.118
, cf. D. 10.74 , Men. 531.12 , LXX Si. 13.20 , Phld. D. 1.11 .
3. lowness of spirits, dejection,σιωπήν τε καὶ τ. X. HG 3.5.21 .
4. in moral sense,baseness, vileness, Pl. Plt. 309a ; joined withμικροψυχία, Arist. Rh. 1384a4 .
5. of style,meanness, Quint. Inst. 8.3.48 .