Strong’s G1642 · Greek
ἐλαττόω
elattóō · el-at-to'-o
Origin from ἐλάσσων (G1640);
Meaning to lessen (in rank or influence)
In the King James Version decrease, make lower.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- John 3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.
- Hebrews 2:7Thou 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:
- Hebrews 2:9But 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.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.