ἘΛΑΦΡΟΝ, ἐλαφρον
ELAPHRON, elaphron
Sounds Like: eh-LAH-fron
Translations: light, easy, trifling, insignificant
From the root: ἘΛΑΦΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is light in weight, not heavy. It can also refer to something that is easy to bear or accomplish, not burdensome. In a figurative sense, it can mean something that is trifling or insignificant in importance.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1645 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 18:26
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 11 — 1:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΦΡΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΛΑΦΡΑ — light, a light, easy, trifling, insignificant
- ἘΛΑΦΡΑΙ — light, easy, swift, nimble
- ἘΛΑΦΡΙΑ — lightness, a lightness, triviality, fickleness, levity
- ἘΛΑΦΡΟΙ — light, easy, trifling, insignificant, light ones, easy ones
- ἘΛΑΦΡΟΤΕΡΑ — lighter, more easily borne, less burdensome, a lighter (thing)
- ἘΛΑΦΡΩΤΕΡΟΣ — lighter, easier, less burdensome, more light, more easy
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