ἘΛΑΤΤΩ, ἐλαττω
ELATTŌ, elattō
Sounds Like: eh-LAHT-toh
Translations: less, smaller, inferior, worse
From the root: ΕΛΑΤΤΩ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This word functions as an adverb meaning 'less' or 'to a lesser degree', or as an adjective meaning 'smaller' or 'inferior'. It is often used in comparative contexts to indicate something is of a lower quantity, quality, or size compared to something else. For example, it can describe a kingdom that is 'smaller' or 'lesser' than a previous one.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as an adverb); Adjective forms inflect for gender, number, and case (e.g., ἘΛΑΤΤΩΝ is masculine/feminine singular nominative/accusative, comparative degree).
Strong’s number: G1642 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 4:41
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 35:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΑΤΤΩ.
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.
- ΑΤΤΟΥΣΙ — they diminish, they lessen, they make less, they reduce
- ἘΛΑΤΤΟΥΜΑΙ — to be made less, to be diminished, to be inferior, to be lacking, to be worse
- ἘΛΑΤΤΟΥΣΘΑΙ — to be made less, to be diminished, to decrease, to be inferior, to be reduced
- ΕΛΑΤʼΤΩΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be made less, will be diminished, will be made inferior, will be brought low
- ΕΛΑΤΤΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being made less, being diminished, being inferior, being made lower, being reduced
- ΕΛΑΤΤΩ — to make less, to diminish, to decrease, to be less, to be inferior, to be diminished, to be made less
- ΕΛΑΤΤΩΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be made less, they will be diminished, they will be decreased, they will be made inferior
- ἨΛΑΤΤΩ — I was made less, I was diminished, I was made inferior, I was humbled, I was reduced
- ΗΛΑΤΤΩ — to diminish, to make less, to humble, to be made lower, to be inferior
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