1642. elattoó
Strong's Concordance
elattoó: to make less (in rank or influence)
Original Word: ἐλαττόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: elattoó
Phonetic Spelling: (el-at-to'-o)
Short Definition: I make less, make inferior
Definition: I make less (inferior).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1642: ἐλαττόω

ἐλαττόω (Buttmann, 7), ἐλάττω: 1 aorist ἠλαττωσα; passive, (present ἐλαττοῦμαι); perfect participle ἠλαττωμενος; (ἐλαττῶν); to make less or inferior: τινα, in dignity, Hebrews 2:7; passive to be made less or inferior: in dignity, Hebrews 2:9; to decrease (opposed to αὐξάνω), in authority and popularity, John 3:30. (Many times in the Sept.; in Greek writings from Thucydides on.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
decrease, make lower.

From elasson; to lessen (in rank or influence) -- decrease, make lower.

see GREEK elasson

Forms and Transliterations
ελαττουσθαι ελαττούσθαι ἐλαττοῦσθαι ηλαττωμενον ηλαττωμένον ἠλαττωμένον ηλαττωσας ηλάττωσας ἠλάττωσας elattomenon elattoménon ēlattōmenon ēlattōménon elattosas eláttosas ēlattōsas ēláttōsas elattousthai elattoûsthai
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3 Occurrences


ἠλαττωμένον — 1 Occ.
ἠλάττωσας — 1 Occ.
ἐλαττοῦσθαι — 1 Occ.

John 3:30 V-PNM/P
GRK: ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι
NAS: increase, but I must decrease.
KJV: but I [must] decrease.
INT: me however to decrease

Hebrews 2:7 V-AIA-2S
GRK: ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ
NAS: YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE
KJV: him a little lower than the angels;
INT: You did make lower him little

Hebrews 2:9 V-RPM/P-AMS
GRK: παρ' ἀγγέλους ἠλαττωμένον βλέπομεν Ἰησοῦν
NAS: But we do see Him who was made for a little while
KJV: a little lower than
INT: than [the] angels was made lower we see Jesus

3 Occurrences

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