Lesser
ἐλάσσωνStrong’s G1640elassōn
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Elassōn is the Greek word usually translated “inferior”, “younger” and “less”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,”
Meaning
Usually translated “inferior”, “younger” and “less”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- inferior 2
- younger 1
- less 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 2:10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
- Romans 9:12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- Hebrews 7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
Greek dictionary
ἐλάσσων elassōn · lesser
ἐλάσσων (-ττων, Heb_7:7, WH, 1Ti_5:9), -ον (formed, with superl. ἐλάχιστος, from the epic ἐλαχύς, little, and serving as compar. of μικρός), [in LXX for מָעַט, etc. ;] less, in age, rank or quality: Jhn.2:19, Rom.9:12" (LXX), Heb.7:7; neut., -ον, adverbially: 1Ti.5:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lesser” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LESS'ER, adjective
[This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded.]
- “God made the lesser light to rule the night” Genesis 1:16
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.