adjective

elassōnos

Greekἐλάσσων (elassōn)

Strong’sG1640

less, smaller, inferior

stem elassōn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

inferior2×less than1×younger1×

What it means

ἐλάσσων (-ττων, He 7:7, WH, 1 Ti 5:9), -ον

(formed, with superl. ἐλάχιστος, from the epic ἐλαχύς, little, and serving as compar. of μικρός), [in LXX for מָעַט, etc.;]

less, in age, rank or quality: Jo 2:19, Ro 9:12 (LXX), He 7:7; neut., -ον, adverbially: I Ti 5:9.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1640 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-as'-sone

smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)

Fromcomparative of the same as G1646;

King Jamesless, under, worse, younger.

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	elassōnos	elassōnas	elassōnem	elassōnois	elassōnais	elassōneim
object accusative	elassōnon	elassōnan		elassōnoin	elassōnain
direct address vocative	elassōnor	elassōnar		elassōnoir	elassōnair
of, belonging to genitive	elassōnou	elassōnau	elassōneu	elassōnoiu	elassōnaiu	elassōneiu
to, for dative	elassōno	elassōna	elassōne	elassōnoi	elassōnai	elassōnei

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

elassōnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

elassōn 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

elassōnem2×

1 Timothy 5:9“less than”Chēras katalegitōr mē elassōnem eteiu hexēkonta ginarētas, henou anērou gunaikas,A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,

Hebrews 7:7“inferior”chōris de pantau antilogiau tem elassōnem hupo tou kreittōnou eulogitō.And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

elassōnon1×

John 2:10“inferior”kai legatō auto; Pantos anthrōpos prōtem ton kalon oinon tithatō, kai hotan methuileia ton elassōnon; sis tērasē ton kalon oinon heōs arti.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!”

elassōno1×

Romans 9:12“younger”ouk ek ergeiu alla ek tou kalarōtou, legita auta hoti Tos megoteros douleuati to elassōno;not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”