- ἐλάσσων
- ἐλάσσων, ἔλασσον (ἐλαχύς ‘small, little’; s. ἐλαττόω; Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX [Thackeray 121, 2; 122]; Just., D. 88, 2; Att. ἐλάττων [Gignac I 147] Hb 7:7; 1 Ti 5:9; Hv 3, 7, 6; Hs 9, 28, 4; apolog. exc. Mel. See B-D-F §34, 1; Mlt-H. 107)① relatively small in quantity on any dimension, less οὐκ ἐ. w. gen. foll. not less than (2 Macc 5:5) Hs 2:4; 9, 11, 7. Adv. ἔλαττον less ἔ. ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα less than 60 years 1 Ti 5:9 (cp. Pla., Ep. 2, 314b οὐκ ἐλάττω τριάκοντα ἐτῶν; adjectivally: Just., D. 88, 2 τριάκοντα ἔτη ἢ πλείονα ἢ καὶ ἐλάσσονα μείνας, μέχρις οὗ etc.—Kühner-G. II 311f).② situated lower in status or quality, inferior, opp. κρεῖττον Hb 7:7 (the neut. [Mussies 124] sg. for more than one pers. as Περὶ ὕψους 36, 1 [p. 56, 13 Vahlen] τὸ θνητόν; Plut., Mor. 160d τὸ παρόν = οἱ παρόντες); in imagery τόπος ἐ. an inferior place Hv 3, 7, 6.—Of quality inferior (cp. PRyl 77, 39) wine J 2:10; fruit Hs 9, 28, 4; opp. μεῖζον (Ael. Aristid. 29 p. 561 D.; Jos., Ant. 15, 226) Mt 20:28 D.③ used as comp. of μικρός ‘smaller’ in age=younger (opp. μείζων) Ro 9:12; B 13:2 (both Gen 25:23), 5.—DELG s.v. ἐλαχύς. M-M. TW. Spicq.
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