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===adjective===
 
[[inferior]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἥσσων]], [[χείρων]].
 
[[lower than]], [[inferior to]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἥσσων]] (gen.), [[χείρων]] (gen.), [[ὕστερος]] (gen.).
 
[[the Lower World]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[οἱ κάτω]], [[οἱ κάτωθεν]], [[verse|V.]] [[οἱ ἔνερθε]], [[οἱ ἐνέρτεροι]], [[οἱ νέρτεροι]], [[οἱ κατὰ χθονός]].
 
[[the place where the dead go]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ᾍδης]], ὁ.
 
===adverb===
 
[[further down]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[κατωτέρω]].
 
===verb transitive===
 
[[let down]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καθιέναι]].
 
[[abase]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καθαιρεῖν]], [[συστέλλειν]], [[κολούειν]]; see [[abase]].
 
[[abate]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μεθιέναι]], [[ὑφίεσθαι]] (gen.), [[ἀνιέναι]].
 
[[lessen]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐλασσοῦν]].
 
[[impair]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[βλάπτειν]], [[διαφθείρω]], [[διαφθείρειν]].
 
[[disgrace]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[αἰσχύνειν]], [[καταισχύνεις]]
 
[[lower your voices]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[ὕφεσθε τοῦ τόνου]] (''[[Vespae]]'' 337).
 
[[lower your tone]]: met., [[verse|V.]] [[ἄνες]] (2nd aor. [[imper]]. act. of [[ἀνιέναι]]), [[λόγον]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Helen]]'' 442).
 
[[lower]] ([[sails]]): see [[reef]].
 
[[in time of trouble methinks I should voyage with lowered sails]] (met.), [[verse|V.]] [[ἐν κακοῖς μοι πλεῖν ὑφειμένῃ δοκεῖ]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Electra]]'' 335).
 
[[lower oneself]], [[let oneself down]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καθιέναι ἑαυτόν]], [[prose|P.]] [[συγκαθιέναι ἑαυτόν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[καθιμᾶν ἑαυτόν]].
 
Met., [[condescend]]: [[prose|P.]] [[συγκαθιέναι]].
 
===verb intransitive===
 
[[impend]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐφίστασθαι]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπικρέμασθαι]], [[ἐπηρτῆσθαι]] (perf. pass. of [[ἐπαρτᾶν]]).
 
[[frown]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[ὀφρῦς συνάγειν]], [[verse|V.]] [[ὄμματα συννεφεῖν]].
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adjective

inferior: P. and V. ἥσσων, χείρων.

lower than, inferior to: P. and V. ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.), ὕστερος (gen.).

the Lower World: P. and V. οἱ κάτω, οἱ κάτωθεν, V. οἱ ἔνερθε, οἱ ἐνέρτεροι, οἱ νέρτεροι, οἱ κατὰ χθονός.

the place where the dead go: P. and V. ᾍδης, ὁ.

adverb

further down: Ar. κατωτέρω.

verb transitive

let down: P. and V. καθιέναι.

abase: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν; see abase.

abate: P. and V. μεθιέναι, ὑφίεσθαι (gen.), ἀνιέναι.

lessen: P. ἐλασσοῦν.

impair: P. and V. βλάπτειν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν.

disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνεις

lower your voices: Ar. ὕφεσθε τοῦ τόνου (Vespae 337).

lower your tone: met., V. ἄνες (2nd aor. imper. act. of ἀνιέναι), λόγον (Euripides, Helen 442).

lower (sails): see reef.

in time of trouble methinks I should voyage with lowered sails (met.), V. ἐν κακοῖς μοι πλεῖν ὑφειμένῃ δοκεῖ (Sophocles, Electra 335).

lower oneself, let oneself down: P. and V. καθιέναι ἑαυτόν, P. συγκαθιέναι ἑαυτόν, Ar. καθιμᾶν ἑαυτόν.

Met., condescend: P. συγκαθιέναι.

verb intransitive

impend: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι, P. ἐπικρέμασθαι, ἐπηρτῆσθαι (perf. pass. of ἐπαρτᾶν).

frown: Ar. ὀφρῦς συνάγειν, V. ὄμματα συννεφεῖν.