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)
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G1642 — ἐλαττόω
elattoō · to make less · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
John 3:30 · ἐλαττοῦσθαι.‘Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;Hebrews 2:7 · ἠλάττωσαςThou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,Hebrews 2:9 · ἠλαττωμένονand him who was made some little less than messengers we see—Jesus—because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.