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To have little

ἐλαττονέωStrong’s G1641

elattoneō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Elattoneō is the Greek word usually translated “lacked”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.”
2 Corinthians 8:15 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “lacked”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • lacked 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐλαττονέω elattoneō · to have little

    ἐλαττονέω, -ῶ (ἔλαττον), [in LXX (with -όω) chiefly for חָסֵר ;] to be less (RV, had no lack): 2Co.8:15 (LXX) (a rare word; cf. MM, Exp., xii).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “lack” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    LACK, verb transitive

    [Latin deliquium, which seems to be connected with linquo, to leave, to faint, and with liquo, to melt, liquid, etc.]

    1. To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess.
    2. To blame. [Not in use.]
    All definitions and other forms of “lack”

      LACK, verb intransitive

      1. To be in want.“The young lions do lack and suffer hunger” Psalms 34:10
      2. To be wanting.“Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous” Genesis 18:28

      LACK, noun

      Want; destitution; need; failure.

      1. “He that gathered little, had no lack” Exodus 16:18

      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.