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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1640. ἐλάσσων (elassón or elattón) -- Lesser, inferior, smaller</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1640.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/13-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1640.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1640</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1639.htm" title="1639">◄</a> 1640. elassón or elattón <a href="../greek/1641.htm" title="1641">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">elassón or elattón: Lesser, inferior, smaller</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐλάσσων or ἐλάττων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>elassón or elattón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh-LAS-sone or eh-LAT-tone<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(el-as'-sone)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lesser, inferior, smaller<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>less, smaller; poorer, inferior.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Comparative form of the Greek word ἐλαχύς (elachus), meaning "small" or "little."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is קָטָן (qatan), meaning "small" or "lesser."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective ἐλάσσων or ἐλάττων is used to denote something that is lesser in size, quantity, quality, or rank. It often conveys the idea of being inferior or smaller in comparison to something else. In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically to describe physical size, numerical quantity, or status.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, societal structures were often hierarchical, with clear distinctions between greater and lesser individuals based on wealth, status, and power. The concept of being "lesser" was significant in a culture that valued honor and status. In Jewish thought, similar distinctions were made, but there was also an emphasis on humility and the value of the "lesser" in the eyes of God, as seen in the teachings of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>cptv. of the same as <a href="/greek/1646.htm">elachistos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>smaller, less<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>less (1), lesser (1), poorer (1), younger (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1640: ἐλάσσων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐλάσσων</span></span> (in John and Romans) or <span class="greek2">ἐλαττῶν</span> (in Hebrews, 1 Timothy; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 7), <span class="greek2">ἐλασσον</span> (comparitive of the epic adjective <span class="greek2">ἐλαχύς</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">μικρός</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), <span class="accented">less</span> — either in age (<span class="accented">younger</span>), <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-12.htm">Romans 9:12</a>; or in rank, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-7.htm">Hebrews 7:7</a>; or in excellence, <span class="accented">worse</span> (opposed to <span class="greek2">καλός</span>), <a href="/interlinear/john/2-10.htm">John 2:10</a>. Neuter <span class="greek2">ἔλαττον</span>, adverbially, <span class="accented">less</span> (namely, than etc., <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">under</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 239 (225); 595f, (554); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 127f (112)): <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-9.htm">1 Timothy 5:9</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>less, under, worse, younger. <p>Or elatton el-at-tone'; comparative of the same as <a href="/greek/1646.htm">elachistos</a>; smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality) -- less, under, worse, younger. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1646.htm">elachistos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ελασσονι ελάσσονι ἐλάσσονι ελασσω ελάσσω ἐλάσσω ελάσσων ελατά ελαταί ελάται ελαταίς ελατάς ελάτης ελατίνους ελατούς ελαττον έλαττον ἔλαττον ελαττόνων ελάττοσιν ελάχιστα elasso elassō elásso elássō elassoni elássoni elatton élatton<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative">Adj-AMS-C</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μεθυσθῶσιν τὸν <b>ἐλάσσω</b> σὺ τετήρηκας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [the people] have drunk freely, <span class="itali">[then he serves] the poorer</span> [wine]; [but] you have kept<br><a href="/kjvs/john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> then <span class="itali">that which is worse:</span> [but] thou<br><a href="/interlinear/john/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they might have drunk freely the <span class="itali">inferior</span> you have kept<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular">Adj-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δουλεύσει τῷ <b>ἐλάσσονι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> WILL SERVE <span class="itali">THE YOUNGER.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The elder shall serve <span class="itali">the younger.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will serve the <span class="itali">younger</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 5:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καταλεγέσθω μὴ <b>ἔλαττον</b> ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is to be put on the list <span class="itali">only if she is not less</span> than sixty<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be taken into the number <span class="itali">under</span> threescore<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> let be enrolled not <span class="itali">less than</span> years sixty<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀντιλογίας τὸ <b>ἔλαττον</b> ὑπὸ τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dispute <span class="itali">the lesser</span> is blessed<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> contradiction <span class="itali">the less</span> is blessed<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dispute the <span class="itali">inferior</span> by the<p><b><a href="/greek/1640.htm">Strong's Greek 1640</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1640.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/elasso__1640.htm">ἐλάσσω — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elassoni_1640.htm">ἐλάσσονι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elatton_1640.htm">ἔλαττον — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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