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Lexicon :: Strong's G1642 - elattoō

Aa
ἐλαττόω
Transliteration
elattoō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-at-to'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐλαττόω elattóō, el-at-to'-o; from G1640; to lessen (in rank or influence):—decrease, make lower.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1642 in the following manner: make lower (2x), decrease (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1642 in the following manner: make lower (2x), decrease (1x).

  1. to make less or inferior: in dignity

  2. to be made less or inferior: in dignity

  3. to decrease in authority or popularity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλαττόω elattóō, el-at-to'-o; from G1640; to lessen (in rank or influence):—decrease, make lower.
STRONGS G1642:
ἐλαττόω [Buttmann, 7], -ῶ: 1 aorist ἠλάττωσα; passive, [present ἐλαττοῦμαι]; perfect participle ἠλαττωμένος; (ἐλάττων); to make less or inferior: τινά, 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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
3:30
Hebrews
2:7; 2:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1642 matches the Greek ἐλαττόω (elattoō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - “He must G1163 increase, G837 but I must decrease. G1642

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:7 - “YOU HAVE MADE G1642 HIM [fn]FOR A LITTLE G1024 WHILE G1024 LOWER G1642 THAN G3844 THE ANGELS G32;
YOU HAVE CROWNED G4737 HIM WITH GLORY G1391 AND HONOR G5092,
[fn]AND HAVE APPOINTED G2525 HIM OVER G1909 THE WORKS G2041 OF YOUR HANDS G5495;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:9 - But we do see G991 Him who was made G1642 [fn]for a little G1024 while G1024 lower G1642 than G3844 the angels, G32 namely, Jesus, G2424 because G1223 of the suffering G3804 of death G2288 crowned G4737 with glory G1391 and honor, G5092 so G3704 that by the grace G5485 of God G2316 He might taste G1089 death G2288 for everyone. G3956
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