ἐλάσσων
elassōn · lesser, inferior
Greek word · Strong’s number G1640 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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elassōn (ἐλάσσων) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lesser, inferior”.
How to say it
e·las·sōn
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Of smaller worth or age.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- less than ×1
- lesser ×1
- poorer wine ×1
- younger ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 2:10
and says to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, the poorer wine; you have kept the good wine until now.”
- Romans 9:12
not by works but by the one who calls— it was said to her: The older will serve the younger.
- 1 Timothy 5:9
Let a widow be put on the list who is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one man,
- Hebrews 7:7
And beyond all dispute, the lesser is blessed by the greater.