adjective
elachistos
Greekἐλάχιστος (elachistos)
Strong’sG1646
least, smallest, very little
stem elachist-14 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐλάχιστος, -η, -ον
(v.s. ἐλάσσων),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1646 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel-akh'-is-tos
used as equivalent to G3398; least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)
Fromsuperlative of ἔλαχυς (short);
King Jamesleast, very little (small), smallest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | elachistos | elachistas | elachistem | elachistois | elachistais | elachisteim |
| object accusative | elachiston | elachistan | elachistoin | elachistain | ||
| direct address vocative | elachistor | elachistar | elachistoir | elachistair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | elachistou | elachistau | elachisteu | elachistoiu | elachistaiu | elachisteiu |
| to, for dative | elachisto | elachista | elachiste | elachistoi | elachistai | elachistei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
elachist is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Luke 16:10“very little”Tos pistos en elachiste kai en polle pistos atō, kai tos en elachiste adikos kai en polle adikos atō.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Luke 16:10“very little”Tos pistos en elachiste kai en polle pistos atō, kai tos en elachiste adikos kai en polle adikos atō.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Luke 19:17“very small”kai legata auto; Euge, agathor doulor, hoti en elachiste pistos ginesa, asōr exousian echarōtos epanō deka politaiu.His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
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Matthew 5:19“least”hos ean oun luateia henan taiu entolaiu houtaiu taiu elachistaiu kai didaskateia houtōs toin anthrōpoin, elachistos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, houtos megos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu.So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:9“least”mis gar amō tos elachistos toiu apostoloiu, hos ouk amō hikanos kalirō apostolos, dioti diōkama tan ekklēsan tou theou;For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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Matthew 25:40“least”kai apokriniratos tos basilevos legati autoi; Amēn legamō vi, epi hosem poiava heno houtoiu toiu adelfoiu mu toiu elachistoiu, mi poiava.And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Matthew 25:45“least”tote apokriniti autoi legarōtos; Amēn legamō vi, epi hosem ouk poiava heno houtoiu toiu elachistoiu, oude mi poiava.Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
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Luke 12:26“very little”ei oun oude elachistem dunevō, tinem peri teiu loipeiu merimnavō?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
1 Corinthians 4:3“very small”mi de eis elachistem atō, hina hupo vu anakrinimeia ē hupo anthrōpinau hēmerau; alla oude miauton anakrinamō;I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
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Matthew 2:6“least”Kai sis, Bēthleem gēar Ioudaou, oudamōs elachistas asō en toi hēgemōnoi Ioudaou; ek su gar exercheti hēgerōtos, hotinos poimainati ton laon mu ton Israēl.‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
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Matthew 5:19“least”hos ean oun luateia henan taiu entolaiu houtaiu taiu elachistaiu kai didaskateia houtōs toin anthrōpoin, elachistos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, houtos megos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu.So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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1 Corinthians 6:2“trivial”ē ouk oidavē hoti tois hagiois ton kosmon krinali? kai ei en vi krinitō tos kosmos, anaxiois avō kritērieiu elachisteiu?Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
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Ephesians 3:8“very least”mi to elachisto pantoiu hagioiu dōita tas charias houtas tei ethnei euangelizera tem anexichniastem ploutem tou Christou,Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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James 3:4“very small”idou kai teim ploieim, tēlikouteim arōteim kai hupo anemoiu sklēroiu elaunirōteim, metagitō hupo elachisteu pēdalieu hopou tas hormas tou euthunarōtou bouletō;Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.