ΕΛΑΣΣΟΥΜΕΝΩ, ελασσουμενω
ELASSOUMENŌ, elassoumenō
Sounds Like: eh-las-SOO-meh-noh
Translations: (to) lesser, (to) smaller, (to) inferior, (to) younger
From the root: ΕΛΑΣΣΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the dative singular form of the adjective 'ΕΛΑΣΣΩΝ' (elasson), meaning 'lesser,' 'smaller,' 'inferior,' or 'younger.' It is used to indicate the indirect object of an action, answering the question 'to whom?' or 'to what?' It describes something that is of a lower degree, quantity, or age compared to something else. For example, it could be used in a phrase like 'given to the lesser' or 'to the younger one.'
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1640 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- ΕΛΑΣΣΟΝΟΥΣΙ — they make less, they diminish, they make smaller, they are made less, they are diminished, they are made smaller
- 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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