ἘΛΑΣΣΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ, ἐλασσουμενον
ELASSOUMENON, elassoumenon
Sounds Like: eh-las-SOO-meh-non
Translations: made less, diminished, inferior, a lesser thing, that which is made less
From the root: ἘΛΑΣΣΟΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is the present passive participle of the verb ἐλασσόω (elassóō), meaning 'to make less' or 'to diminish'. As a participle, it describes something that is in the process of being made less or has been diminished. It can function adjectivally, describing a noun, or substantively, acting as a noun itself, referring to 'that which is made less' or 'a lesser thing'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Present, Passive
Strong’s number: G1642 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 47:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΣΣΟΩ.
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- ἘΛΑΣΣΟΥΜΕΝΩ — being made less, being diminished, being inferior, being reduced, being made small, being lessened
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