G1642

ἐλαττόω

elattoō

Verb · From ἐλάσσων (G1640)

From G1640; to lessen (in rank or influence):—decrease, make lower.

Outline

to make less or inferior: in dignity
to be made less or inferior: in dignity
to decrease in authority or popularity

Usages

John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.

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Hebrews 2:7

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

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Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

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