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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐλάσσων

Lemmaἐλάσσων
Citation formἐλάσσων/ἔλασσον
Part of speechadjective
Glossless, smaller, inferior
Strong’sG1640
Transliterationelássōn
Definitionsmaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)
KJV glosses:--less, under, worse, younger.
Derivationcomparative of the same as
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐλάσσονι
adjective, dative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----DSMC)Romans 9:12
ἐλάσσω
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASMC)John 2:10
ἔλαττον
adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC)1 Timothy 5:9
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC)Hebrews 7:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ελασσων.