ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΝ, ἐλαχιστον
ELACHISTON, elachiston
Sounds Like: eh-LAH-khee-ston
Translations: least, a least, smallest, a smallest, very little, a very little, very small, a very small
From the root: ἘΛΑΧΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of 'small' or 'little', meaning 'least' or 'smallest'. It is used to describe something that is the absolute minimum in size, quantity, importance, or degree. For example, it can refer to the least amount of something, the smallest person, or the least significant matter.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:219
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judith — 16:16
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 11 — 1:20
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
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, ἘΛΑΧΥΣ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΑ — least, smallest, very little, very small, a very little, a very small, at the least, in the least
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