ἘΛΑΤΤΟΥΣἈΝΤΙΔΙΔΟΝΤΕΣ, ἐλαττουσἀντιδιδοντες
ELATTOUSANTIDIDONTES, elattousantididontes
Sounds Like: eh-lat-TOOS-an-tee-DEE-don-tes
Translations: giving back less, returning less, giving in return less
From the root: ΕΛΑΤΤΩΝ, ΑΝΤΙΔΙΔΩΜΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἘΛΑΤΤΟΥΣ' (elattous), meaning 'lesser' or 'smaller', and 'ἈΝΤΙΔΙΔΟΝΤΕΣ' (antididontes), which is the present active participle of 'ἀντιδίδωμι' (antididomi), meaning 'to give in return' or 'to give back'. Therefore, the compound word means 'giving back less' or 'returning less'. It describes an action where the reciprocation or return is of a lesser quantity or quality than what was received or expected.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G1642 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0483 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 3:22
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΛΑΤΤΩΝ, ΑΝΤΙΔΙΔΩΜΙ, appear in our texts.
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