ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΤΕΡΩ, ἐλαχιστοτερω
ELACHISTOTERŌ, elachistoterō
Sounds Like: eh-lah-khee-sto-TEH-roh
Translations: lesser than the least, least of all, most insignificant
From the root: ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a unique and emphatic compound adjective, formed from the superlative 'ἐλάχιστος' (least) and the comparative suffix '-τερος'. It literally means 'lesser than the least' or 'more least', serving as a double superlative to express an extreme degree of smallness or insignificance. It is used to emphasize humility or extreme lowliness, often in a spiritual context, indicating someone who considers themselves the most unworthy or insignificant among a group.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Ephesians — 3:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΑΙΣ — (to) the least, (to) the smallest, (to) the fewest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗ — least, smallest, very small, a least, the least
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΗΣ — of the least, of the smallest, of the very small
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΙ — least, smallest, very small, most insignificant
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΙΣ — least, smallest, fewest, very small, very few
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΣ — least, smallest, very small, most insignificant
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΟΥΣ — least, smallest, fewest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΩ — (to) the least, (to) the smallest, (to) a least, (to) a smallest
- ἘΛΑΧΙΣΤΩΝ — (of) least, (of) smallest, (of) very little, (of) very small, (of) most insignificant
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