verb
elattomō
Strong’sG1642
I make less, make inferior
stem elatt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἐλαττόω: aorist ἠλάττωσα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠλλάττωκα Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, future -ωθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: future middle in same sense, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην, Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect ἠλάττωμαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—make less or smaller, diminish, reduce in amount, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 in early writers, lower, degrade, τὴν πόλιν LXX+5th c.BC+; cut down, shorten, συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα Refs 1st c.BC+: with genitive, detract from, μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, reduce the power of, τινάς Refs 2nd c.BC+
II passive,
II.1 absolutely, to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated, of things, Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, NT+4th c.BC+; also, take less than one's due, waive one's rights or privileges, Refs 5th c.BC+; but, fall short of one's professions, act dishonestly, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with dative of things, have the worst of it, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be inferior, τῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἠλαττωμένος τοῖς ὄμμασι, of a one-eyed man, Refs 2nd c.BC+: with genitive, fall short of, τῶν ἀρχετύπων Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 with genitive person, to be at a disadvantage with a person, πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγ᾽ ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶν᾽ Αἰσχίνου Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 with genitive of things, suffer loss in respect of, κεφαλαίου, τόκων, Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be in want of, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| elattasaἠλάττωσας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | made … lower | 1× |
| elattorōἐλαττοῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | decrease | 1× |
| elattorēntonἠλαττωμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or 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 140, 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattomō | elattome | elattomē | elattomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattosō | elattose | elattosē | elattoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattotō | elattote | elattotē | elattotelē |
| we 1st person plural | elattonō | elattone | elattonē | elattonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattovō | elattove | elattovē | elattovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattolō | elattole | elattolē | elattolelē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattomeiō | elattomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | elattoseiō | elattoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattoteiō | elattoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | elattoneiō | elattoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattoveiō | elattoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | elattoleiō | elattoleiē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | elattosōr | elattosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattotōr | elattotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattovōr | elattovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | elattolōr | elattolēr |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | elattomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | elattosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | elattotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | elattonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | elattovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | elattoloiō |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | elattorō1×ἐλαττοῦσθαι | elattorē |
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 | elattarōntos | elattarintos | elattarantos | elattarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | elattorōntos | elattorēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
elattasa“made … lower”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:7elattasa auton brachu tinem para angeloin, doxa …You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him …
elattorō“decrease”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
John 3:30ekeinon datō auxanarō, min de elattorō.He must increase; I must decrease.
elattorēnton“made lower”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 2:9“made lower”ton de brachu tinem para angeloin elattorēnton blepanō Iēsun dia tem pathēmem tou …But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned …