Strong G1640ἐλάσσων
lesser
- Transliteration
- elassōn elattōn
- Pronunciation
- el-as'-sone el-at'-tone
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Compound of the same as G1646; smaller (in size quantity age or quality): - less under worse younger.
Detailed definition
ἐλάσσων (-ττων, Heb_7:7, WH, 1Ti_5:9), -ον
(formed, with superl. ἐλάχιστος, from the epic ἐλαχύς, little, and serving as compar. of μικρός), [in LXX for מָעַט, etc.;]
less, in age, rank or quality: Jhn.2:19, Rom.9:12" (LXX), Heb.7:7; neut., -ον, adverbially: 1Ti.5:9.†
(AS)
(formed, with superl. ἐλάχιστος, from the epic ἐλαχύς, little, and serving as compar. of μικρός), [in LXX for מָעַט, etc.;]
less, in age, rank or quality: Jhn.2:19, Rom.9:12" (LXX), Heb.7:7; neut., -ον, adverbially: 1Ti.5:9.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1640 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- less1
- under1
- worse1
- younger1
First verses
- John 2:10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
- Romans 9:12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- 1 Timothy 5:9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
- Hebrews 7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐλάσσ-ων,
Attic dialect ἐλάττων, ον, genitive ονος: superlative ἐλάχιστος (which see): — smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (which see), but serving as comparative to μικρός, δουρηνεκὲς ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.357)]; τοὔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, πάντῃ [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 269; οὐδὲν ἔλασσον ἔχειν τῇ μάχῃ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.102; ἔ. ἔχειν παρά τινι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.187; ἐλάττων γίγνεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 441, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.29; οὐκ ἐλάσσονα πάσχειν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 813)]; ἐλάττω νομίσας τὴν ἀρχὴν ἢ κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ φύσιν εἶναι too small for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.11)]: absolutely, too small, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 23.9)]; below the average in height, [Refs (PLips. 1.9, etc.)]
2 with genitive person, worse than, inferior to, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 599, etc.)]: but with genitive of things, giving way to, subservient to, σιτίων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 5.8; πάθους 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Coriolanus” 34)]: absolutely, worse, inferior, τόποι [Refs (“Geoponica” 2.48.1.)]
3 neuter with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.6; ἐν ἐλάττονι θέσθαι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.6.12; παρ᾽ ἔλαττον τοῦ δέοντος ἡγεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 546d)]; ἐπ᾽ ἔλαττον (i.e. ἁρμοσθῆναι) [Refs ([prev. author] “Phd.” 93b)]; δι᾽ ἐλάσσονος at less distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.4; πάντ᾽ ἐν ἐλάττονι ποιεῖσθαι τῆς ἡδονῆς 4th c.BC: Heraclides Ponticus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.537c.)]
II of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the minority, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121; ἐλάσσονες ἀριθμόν [prev. author] 8.66; ἔ. πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.49.)]
III of Time, shorter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 295c, etc.)]
IV of worth or rank, οἱ ἐ. the meaner sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.13, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 116.12.)]
V neuter ἔλασσον, as adverb, ἔ. ἢ μηδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 938, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 598, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 564d, etc.)]; ἔ. ἄπωθεν less far off, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67)]; πλείω ἔλαττον, with numbers, more or less, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (PLips. 28.10 (4th c.AD), etc.: _neuter_ _plural_, as)] adverb,= ἐλαττονάκις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 53a, +others: regular)] adverb ἐλασσόνως (which see).
VI with indeclinable Numerals, the ἤ of Comparison is often omitted, οὐκ ἐλάττους ὀγδοήκοντα [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.8)]; especially in adverb ἔλασσον, as μὴ ἔ. δέκα ἔτη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 856d, +others (Orig. ἐλάχγων, compare ἐλάχ-ιστος, ἐλαχύς.))]
Attic dialect ἐλάττων, ον, genitive ονος: superlative ἐλάχιστος (which see): — smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (which see), but serving as comparative to μικρός, δουρηνεκὲς ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.357)]; τοὔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, πάντῃ [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 269; οὐδὲν ἔλασσον ἔχειν τῇ μάχῃ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.102; ἔ. ἔχειν παρά τινι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.187; ἐλάττων γίγνεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 441, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.29; οὐκ ἐλάσσονα πάσχειν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 813)]; ἐλάττω νομίσας τὴν ἀρχὴν ἢ κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ φύσιν εἶναι too small for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.11)]: absolutely, too small, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 23.9)]; below the average in height, [Refs (PLips. 1.9, etc.)]
2 with genitive person, worse than, inferior to, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 599, etc.)]: but with genitive of things, giving way to, subservient to, σιτίων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 5.8; πάθους 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Coriolanus” 34)]: absolutely, worse, inferior, τόποι [Refs (“Geoponica” 2.48.1.)]
3 neuter with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.6; ἐν ἐλάττονι θέσθαι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.6.12; παρ᾽ ἔλαττον τοῦ δέοντος ἡγεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 546d)]; ἐπ᾽ ἔλαττον (i.e. ἁρμοσθῆναι) [Refs ([prev. author] “Phd.” 93b)]; δι᾽ ἐλάσσονος at less distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.4; πάντ᾽ ἐν ἐλάττονι ποιεῖσθαι τῆς ἡδονῆς 4th c.BC: Heraclides Ponticus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.537c.)]
II of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the minority, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121; ἐλάσσονες ἀριθμόν [prev. author] 8.66; ἔ. πλῆθος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.49.)]
III of Time, shorter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 295c, etc.)]
IV of worth or rank, οἱ ἐ. the meaner sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.13, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 116.12.)]
V neuter ἔλασσον, as adverb, ἔ. ἢ μηδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 938, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 598, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 564d, etc.)]; ἔ. ἄπωθεν less far off, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67)]; πλείω ἔλαττον, with numbers, more or less, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (PLips. 28.10 (4th c.AD), etc.: _neuter_ _plural_, as)] adverb,= ἐλαττονάκις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 53a, +others: regular)] adverb ἐλασσόνως (which see).
VI with indeclinable Numerals, the ἤ of Comparison is often omitted, οὐκ ἐλάττους ὀγδοήκοντα [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.8)]; especially in adverb ἔλασσον, as μὴ ἔ. δέκα ἔτη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 856d, +others (Orig. ἐλάχγων, compare ἐλάχ-ιστος, ἐλαχύς.))]