Strong's Lexicon
G1641
G1641 — ἐλαττονέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1641 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐλαττονέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1640 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | elattoneo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | el-at-ton-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to diminish, i.e. fall short |
| KJV Renderings: | have lack |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐλαττονέω (Buttmann, 7), ἐλαττόνω: 1 aorist ἠλαττόνησα; (ἔλαττον); not found in secular authors (yet see Aristotle, de plant. 2, 3, p. 825a, 23); to be less, inferior (in possessions): 2Co 8:15 from Exo 16:18. (Pro 11:24; Sir 19:6 (Sir 19:5); also transitively, to make less, diminish: Gen 8:3; Pro 14:34; 2Ma 13:19, etc.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐλαττονέω (have lack)
2 Corinthians 8:15
- KJV: As it is written He that much had nothing over and he that little had no lack
- GK: καθώς γέγραπται ο το πολύ ουκ επλεόνασε και ο το ολίγον ουκ ηλαττόνησε