ἐλαττόω (elattoō) means “to make less” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: el-at-to'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἐλαττόω · elattoō · to make less
ἐλαττόω, -ῶ (ἐλάιττων), [in LXX (where also -σσῶ) chiefly for חָסֵר, and very frequently in Sir ;] to make less: Heb.2:7 (LXX); pass., Jhn.3:30, Heb.2:9.† (AS)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
I make less (inferior).
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| must decrease | 1 |
| was made a little lower | 1 |
| you made him a little lower | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| decrease | 1 |
| thou madest | 1 |
| was made | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
He must increase; I must decrease.
Read word by wordYou made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordData created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue