verb

elattonamō

Greekἐλαττονέω (elattoneō)

Strong’sG1641

I have less, lack

stem elatton-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

have too little1×

What it means

† ἐλαττονέω, -ῶ

(< ἔλαττον), [in LXX (with -όω) chiefly for חָסֵר;]

to be less (RV, had no lack): II Co 8:15 (LXX) (a rare word; cf. MM, Exp., xii).†

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

Strong’s G1641 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-at-ton-eh-o

to diminish, i.e. fall short

Fromfrom G1640;

King Jameshave lack.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
elattonataἠλαττόνησεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	have too little	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	elattonamō	elattoname	elattonami	elattonama	elattonamē	elattonamelē
you 2nd person singular	elattonasō	elattonase	elattonasi	elattonasa	elattonasē	elattonaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	elattonatō	elattonate	elattonati	elattonata1×ἠλαττόνησεν	elattonatē	elattonatelē
we 1st person plural	elattonanō	elattonane	elattonani	elattonana	elattonanē	elattonanelē
ye 2nd person plural	elattonavō	elattonave	elattonavi	elattonava	elattonavē	elattonavelē
they 3rd person plural	elattonalō	elattonale	elattonali	elattonala	elattonalē	elattonalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	elattonameiō	elattonameia	elattonameiē
you 2nd person singular	elattonaseiō	elattonaseia	elattonaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	elattonateiō	elattonateia	elattonateiē
we 1st person plural	elattonaneiō	elattonaneia	elattonaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	elattonaveiō	elattonaveia	elattonaveiē
they 3rd person plural	elattonaleiō	elattonaleia	elattonaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	elattonasōr	elattonasar	elattonasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	elattonatōr	elattonatar	elattonatēr
ye 2nd person plural	elattonavōr	elattonavar	elattonavēr
they 3rd person plural	elattonalōr	elattonalar	elattonalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	elattonamoiō	elattonamoia
you 2nd person singular	elattonasoiō	elattonasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	elattonatoiō	elattonatoia
we 1st person plural	elattonanoiō	elattonanoia
ye 2nd person plural	elattonavoiō	elattonavoia
they 3rd person plural	elattonaloiō	elattonaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	elattonarō	elattonari	elattonara	elattonarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	elattonarōtos	elattonaritos	elattonaratos	elattonarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

elattonstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

elatton 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

elattonata“have too little”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 8:15“have too little”kathōs grafitē; Tos tem pollem ouk pleonazata, kai tos tem oligem ouk elattonata.As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”