verb
elattemō
Greekἐλαττόω (elattoō)
Strong’sG1642
I make less, make inferior
stem elatt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐλαττόω, -ῶ
(< ἐλάιττων), [in LXX (where also -σσῶ) chiefly for חָסֵר, and very freq. in Si;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1642 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel-at-to'-o
to lessen (in rank or influence)
Fromfrom G1640;
King Jamesdecrease, make lower.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| elattasaἠλάττωσας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | made … lower | 1× |
| elatterōἐλαττοῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive | decrease | 1× |
| elattirētonἠλαττωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine | made lower | 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 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattamō | elattame | elattami | elattama | elattamē | elattamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattasō | elattase | elattasi | elattasa1×ἠλάττωσας | elattasē | elattaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattatō | elattate | elattati | elattata | elattatē | elattatelē |
| we 1st person plural | elattanō | elattane | elattani | elattana | elattanē | elattanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattavō | elattave | elattavi | elattava | elattavē | elattavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattalō | elattale | elattali | elattala | elattalē | elattalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattemō | elatteme | elattemi | elattema | elattemē | elattemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattesō | elattese | elattesi | elattesa | elattesē | elatteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattetō | elattete | elatteti | elatteta | elattetē | elattetelē |
| we 1st person plural | elattenō | elattene | elatteni | elattena | elattenē | elattenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattevō | elatteve | elattevi | elatteva | elattevē | elattevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattelō | elattele | elatteli | elattela | elattelē | elattelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattimō | elattime | elattimi | elattima | elattimē | elattimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattisō | elattise | elattisi | elattisa | elattisē | elattiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattitō | elattite | elattiti | elattita | elattitē | elattitelē |
| we 1st person plural | elattinō | elattine | elattini | elattina | elattinē | elattinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattivō | elattive | elattivi | elattiva | elattivē | elattivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattilō | elattile | elattili | elattila | elattilē | elattilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattameiō | elattameia | elattameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattaseiō | elattaseia | elattaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattateiō | elattateia | elattateiē |
| we 1st person plural | elattaneiō | elattaneia | elattaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattaveiō | elattaveia | elattaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattaleiō | elattaleia | elattaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattemeiō | elattemeia | elattemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | elatteseiō | elatteseia | elatteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elatteteiō | elatteteia | elatteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | elatteneiō | elatteneia | elatteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elatteveiō | elatteveia | elatteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | elatteleiō | elatteleia | elatteleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattimeiō | elattimeia | elattimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattiseiō | elattiseia | elattiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattiteiō | elattiteia | elattiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | elattineiō | elattineia | elattineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattiveiō | elattiveia | elattiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattileiō | elattileia | elattileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | elattasōr | elattasar | elattasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattatōr | elattatar | elattatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattavōr | elattavar | elattavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | elattalōr | elattalar | elattalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | elattesōr | elattesar | elattesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattetōr | elattetar | elattetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattevōr | elattevar | elattevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | elattelōr | elattelar | elattelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | elattisōr | elattisar | elattisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattitōr | elattitar | elattitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattivōr | elattivar | elattivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | elattilōr | elattilar | elattilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattamoiō | elattamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | elattasoiō | elattasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattatoiō | elattatoia |
| we 1st person plural | elattanoiō | elattanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattavoiō | elattavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | elattaloiō | elattaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattemoiō | elattemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | elattesoiō | elattesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattetoiō | elattetoia |
| we 1st person plural | elattenoiō | elattenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattevoiō | elattevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | elatteloiō | elatteloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattimoiō | elattimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | elattisoiō | elattisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattitoiō | elattitoia |
| we 1st person plural | elattinoiō | elattinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattivoiō | elattivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | elattiloiō | elattiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | elattarō | elattari | elattara | elattarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | elatterō1×ἐλαττοῦσθαι | elatteri | elattera | elatterē |
| acted on passive voice | elattirō | elattiri | elattira | elattirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | elattarōtos | elattaritos | elattaratos | elattarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | elatterōtos | elatteritos | elatteratos | elatterētos |
| acted on passive voice | elattirōtos | elattiritos | elattiratos | elattirētos1× |
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
elatt 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
elattasa“made … lower”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:7“made … lower”elattasa auton brachu tinem para angeloin, doxa kai tima stefanasa auton,You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
elatterō“decrease”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
John 3:30“decrease”ekeinon datō auxanarō, min de elatterō.He must increase; I must decrease.
elattirēton“made lower”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 2:9“made lower”ton de brachu tinem para angeloin elattirēton blepanō Iēsun dia tem pathēmem tou thanatou doxa kai tima stefanirēton, hopōs chōris theou huper pantou geueteia thanatou.But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.