ἐλαττόω
elattoō · decrease
Greek word · Strong’s number G1642 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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elattoō (ἐλαττόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “decrease”.
Become less.
How to say it
e·lat·to·ō
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
- To set someone beneath others for a time.
- To become less and less.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- You made lower ×1
- must decrease ×1
- one who was made lower ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 3:30
He must increase, but I must decrease.”
- Hebrews 2:7
You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor;
- Hebrews 2:9
But we see the one who was made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that apart from God he might taste death for everyone.