ἐλαττόω
elattóō
“to lessen (in rank or influence)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to lessen (in rank or influence)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to make less or inferior, Heb. 2:7; pass. to be made less or inferior, Heb. 2:9; to decline in importance, Jn. 3:30*
Translated in KJV as
decreasemake lower
Etymology
from G1640 (ἐλάσσων);
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