Strong's Greek · G1640
G1640 elássōn
ἐλάσσων
el-as'-sone
lesser
Looking for Hebrew H1640 gâraph? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1640. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
elássōn appears 4 times in Scripture, in John, Romans, 1 Timothy and Hebrews. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)
In the King James Version
less, under, worse, younger
Derivation
comparative of the same as G1646 (ἐλάχιστος);
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!””
“A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,”
“And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.”
“not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
