Библейское слово «ἐλάσσων» в греческих словарях

ἐλάσσων, ἔλασσον, атт. ἐλάττων, ἔλαττον, gen. ονος [compar. к ἐλαχύς, μικρός и ὀλίγος] (superl. ἐλάχιστος)

1) (тж. ~ τὸ μέγεθος Arst.) меньший (ἐξ ἐλάττονος ὄντος μεῖζον γίγνεται Plat.; γῆς ὄγκος ~ ἄστρων ἐνίων Arst.): οὐκ ἐλάττους τετρακοσίων Her. числом не менее четырёхсот; δι᾽ ἐλάσσονος Thuc. на меньшем расстоянии; ἐλάχιστοι τὸν ἀριθμόν Arst. наименее многочисленные; οὐδενὸς ἔλαττον ἁμάρτημα Isocr. величайшее преступление;

2) низший, более слабый, тж. худший, уступающий (τινί Dem.): περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι Her. и παρ᾽ ἔλαττον ἡγεῖσθαι Plat. невысоко ставить (или ценить), относиться с пренебрежением; οὐδενὸς ~ Arph. никому не уступающий; ἐν ἐλάττονι τίθεσθαι Polyb. быть в пренебрежении; ~ τοῦ φθονεῖσθαι Plut. не сто́ящий зависти; ἐλάττους τῶν σιτίων γίγνεσθαι Xen. становиться чревоугодниками — см. тж. ἔλασσον.

ἐλάσσων (-ττων, Heb_7:7, WH, 1Ti_5:9), -ον
(formed, with superl. ἐλάχιστος, from the epic ἐλαχύς, little, and serving as compar. of μικρός), [in LXX for מָעַט, etc. ;]
less, in age, rank or quality: Jhn.2:19, Rom.9:12" (LXX), Heb.7:7 neut., -ον, adverbially: 1Ti.5:9†
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ἐλάσσ-ων,
Attic dialect ἐλάττων, ον, genitive ονος: superlative ἐλάχιστος (which see): — smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (which see), but serving as comparative to μικρός, δουρηνεκὲς ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, πάντῃ [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐλάττω νομίσας τὴν ἀρχὴν ἢ κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ φύσιν εἶναι too small for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, too small, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; below the average in height, [Refs]
2 with genitive person, worse than, inferior to, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but with genitive of things, giving way to, subservient to, σιτίων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, worse, inferior, τόποι [Refs]
3 neuter with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἔλαττον (i.e. ἁρμοσθῆναι) [Refs]; δι᾽ ἐλάσσονος at less distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the minority, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III of Time, shorter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV of worth or rank, οἱ ἐ. the meaner sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
V neuter ἔλασσον, as adverb, ἔ. ἢ μηδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. ἄπωθεν less far off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλείω ἔλαττον, with numbers, more or less, [Refs 4th c.AD+] adverb,= ἐλαττονάκις[Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb ἐλασσόνως (which see).
VI with indeclinable Numerals, the ἤ of Comparison is often omitted, οὐκ ἐλάττους ὀγδοήκοντα [Refs 1st c.BC+]; especially in adverb ἔλασσον, as μὴ ἔ. δέκα ἔτη [Refs 5th c.BC+] Источник: STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0