G1647
G1647 — ἐλαχιστότερος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
elachistoteros (el-akh-is-tot'-er-os) adj.
1. far less
[comparative of G1646]
KJV: less than the least
Root(s): G1646
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
less than the least
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐλαχιστοτερος, ἐλαχιστερα, ἐλαχιστερον (comparitive formed from the superlative ἐλάχιστος; there is also a superlative ἐλαχιστοτατος; "it is well known that this kind of double comparison is common in the poets; but in prose, it is regarded as faulty." Lob. ad Phryn., p. 136; cf. Winers Grammar, § 11, 2 b. (also 27 (26); Buttmann, 28 (25))), less than the least, lower than the lowest: Eph 3:8.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐλαχιστότερος (less than the least)
Ephesians 3:8
- KJV: Unto me who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ
- GK: εμοί τω ελαχιστοτέρω πάντων των αγίων εδόθη η χάρις αύτη εν τοις έθνεσιν ευαγγελίσασθαι τον ανεξιχνίαστον πλούτον του χριστού