hupopiazo describes wearing oneself down in bodily discipline or being worn down by persistent pressure.

The two verses show the verb for being worn down: self-directed bodily discipline in 1 Corinthians 9:27 and the pressure of a widow’s repeated coming in Luke 18:5.

1. Wear down through discipline or persistence · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 9:27, the first-person present active form occurs as the speaker describes what he does to his body before saying that he enslaves it; the APB renders the clause, “I wear out my body.” In Luke 18:5, the third-person present active subjunctive form expresses the judge’s concern that the widow’s coming will finally exhaust him; the APB renders, “she will not finally wear me out by her coming.”

   1 Corinthians 9:27Luke 18:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “wear out” in both verses, once for the speaker’s treatment of his body and once for the effect of the widow’s coming on the judge. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the term.