ΕΛΑΣΣΟΝΟΥΣΙ, ελασσονουσι
ELASSONOUSI, elassonousi
Sounds Like: eh-las-SO-noo-see
Translations: they make less, they diminish, they make smaller, they are made less, they are diminished, they are made smaller
From the root: ΕΛΑΣΣΩΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to make less' or 'to diminish'. It can be used transitively, meaning someone or something makes something else smaller, or intransitively, meaning something itself becomes smaller. It is often used in contexts of reduction or decrease.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Present, Indicative, Active or Passive
Strong’s number: G1642 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 14:34
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΑΣΣΩΝ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΣΣΟΝ — less, smaller, inferior, a lesser, a smaller
- ἘΛΑΣΣΟΝΙ — (to) less, (to) smaller, (to) inferior
- ἘΛΑΣΣΟΝΩΣ — less, less than, in a lesser degree, in a smaller way
- ἘΛΑΣΣΩΝ — less, smaller, inferior, younger
- ΕΛΑΣΣΟΥΜΕΝΩ — (to) lesser, (to) smaller, (to) inferior, (to) younger
- ΕΛΑΣΣΩ — less, smaller, a lesser, a smaller
- ΕΛΑΣΣΩΝ — less, smaller, inferior, younger
- ΕΛΑΤʼΤΟΝΙ — less, smaller, inferior, fewer, a lesser, a smaller, an inferior
- ΕΛΑΤΤΟΣ — less, smaller, inferior, of less importance, of less value
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