ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗ, ἐλαχιστη
ELACHISTĒ, elachistē
Sounds Like: eh-LA-khees-tay
Translations: least, smallest, very small, a least, the least
From the root: ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of 'small' or 'little', meaning 'least' or 'smallest'. It describes something that is the absolute minimum in size, quantity, or importance. It can be used to describe a person, place, or thing as being the least significant or the smallest among a group.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 2:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΑΙΣ — (to) the least, (to) the smallest, (to) the fewest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗΣ — of the least, of the smallest, of the very small
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΙ — least, smallest, very small, most insignificant
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΙΣ — least, smallest, fewest, very small, very few
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ — least, smallest, very small, most insignificant
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΤΕΡΩ — lesser than the least, least of all, most insignificant
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΥΣ — least, smallest, fewest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΩ — (to) the least, (to) the smallest, (to) a least, (to) a smallest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΩΝ — (of) least, (of) smallest, (of) very little, (of) very small, (of) most insignificant
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