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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

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Strong's Number G1642 matches the Greek ἐλαττόω (elattoō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - “He must increase, but I must decrease. G1642

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:7 - “YOU HAVE MADE G1642 HIM [fn]FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER G1642 THAN THE ANGELS;
YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR,
[fn]AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:9 - But we do see Him who was made G1642 [fn]for a little while lower G1642 than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
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