ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗΣ, ἐλαχιστης
ELACHISTĒS, elachistēs
Sounds Like: eh-LAH-khees-tays
Translations: of the least, of the smallest, of the very small
From the root: ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'small' or 'little'. It means 'least' or 'smallest' and is used to describe something that is the absolute minimum in size, quantity, or importance. It can refer to the lowest in rank, the most insignificant, or the very smallest amount of something.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 9:21
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
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗ — least, smallest, very small, a least, the least
- 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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