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Lexicon :: Strong's G1642 - elattoō

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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 7 times in 7 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:54 - “To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:54 - ‘And you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:15 - “Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman before me? Shall this one come into my house?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - “May it whirl on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold of a spindle, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread not be cut off from the house of Joab.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:5 -

Yet You have made him a little lower than the [fn]angels,

And You crown him with glory and majesty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:19 -

‘From them will come forth thanksgiving

And the voice of those who [fn]celebrate;

And I will multiply them, and they will not decrease;

I will also honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:10 -

“Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,

Completely cook the flesh

And mix in the spices

And let the bones be burned.

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