# trample #

## Definition: ##

To "trample" means to step on something and smash it with the feet. This term is also used figuratively in the Bible to mean "destroy" or "defeat" or "humiliate."

* An example of "trampling" would be the smashing down of grass by the feet of people running in a field..
* In ancient times, wine was sometimes made by trampling grapes to remove the juice from them.
* Sometimes the term "to trample" has a figurative meaning of “to punish by humiliating,” comparing it to trampling mud for a threshing floor.
* The term "trample" was used figuratively to express how Yahweh would punish his people Israel for their pride and rebellion.
* Other ways that "trample" could be translated include "crush with the feet" or "smash down with the feet" or "stomp on and crush" or "smash into the ground."
* Depending on the context, this term could also be translated 


(See also: [grape](../other/grape.md), [humiliate](../other/humiliate.md), [punish](../other/punish.md), [rebel](../other/rebel.md), [thresh](../other/thresh.md), [wine](../other/wine.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Hebrews 10:28-29](en/tn/heb/help/10/28)
* [Psalms 007:5](en/tn/psa/help/07/05)