ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΑ, ἐλαχιστα
ELACHISTA, elachista
Sounds Like: eh-LA-khees-tah
Translations: least, smallest, very little, very small, a very little, a very small, at the least, in the least
From the root: ἘΛΑΧΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of 'small' or 'little', meaning 'least' or 'smallest'. It can function as an adjective, describing something as the smallest or least significant, or as an adverb, meaning 'at the least' or 'in the slightest degree'. It emphasizes the absolute minimum or smallest quantity/extent.
Inflection: Superlative, Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative; or Superlative, Feminine, Singular, Nominative; or Adverbial
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 20:10
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 11 — 1:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΧΥΣ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΝ — least, a least, smallest, a smallest, very little, a very little, very small, a very small
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