ἐλάσσ-ων,
I Att. ἐλάσς-ττων, ον, gen. ονος: Sup. ἐλάχιστος (q.v.): -
1. smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (q.v.), but serving as Comp. to μικρός, δουρηνεκὲς ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον Il. 10.357; τοὔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, πάντῃ Thgn. 269; οὐδὲν ἔλασσον ἔχειν τῇ μάχῃ Hdt. 9.102; ἔ. ἔχειν παρά τινι D. 21.187; ἐλάττων γίγνεσθαι Ar. Eq. 441, D. 3.29; οὐκ ἐλάσσονα πάσχειν A. Pers. 813; ἐλάττω νομίσας τὴν ἀρχὴν ἢ κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ φύσιν εἶναι too small for.., Isoc. 11.11: abs., too small, Thphr. Char. 23.9; below the average in height, PLips. 1.9, etc.
2. c. gen. pers., worse than, inferior to, Ar. V. 599, etc.: but c. gen. rei, giving way to, subservient to, σιτίων X. Lac. 5.8; πάθους Plu. Cor. 34: abs., worse, inferior, τόποι Gp. 2.48.1.
3. neut. with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, Hdt. 6.6; ἐν ἐλάττονι θέσθαι Plb. 4.6.12; παρ’ ἔλαττον τοῦ δέοντος ἡγεῖσθαι Pl. R. 546d; ἐπ’ ἔλαττον (sc. ἁρμοσθῆναι) Id. Phd. 93b; δι’ ἐλάσσονος at less distance, Th. 7.4; πάντ’ ἐν ἐλάττονι ποιεῖσθαι τῆς ἡδονῆς Heraclid.Pont. ap. Ath. 12.537c.
II of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the minority, Hdt. 3.121; ἐλάσσονες ἀριθμόν Id. 8.66; ἔ. πλῆθος Th. 1.49.
III of Time, shorter, Pl. Plt. 295c, etc. of worth or rank, οἱ ἐ. the meaner sort, Isoc. 2.13, Alex. 116.12. neut. ἔλασσον, as Adv., ἔ. ἢ μηδέν A. Pr. 938, cf. S. El. 598, Pl. R. 564d, etc.; ἔ. ἄπωθεν less far off, Th. 4.67; πλείω ἔλαττον, with numbers, more or less, PLips. 28.10 (iv A.D.), etc.: neut. pl., as Adv.,= ἐλαττονάκις, Pl. Cri. 53a, al.: regul. Adv. ἐλασσόνως (q.v.). with indecl. Numerals, the ἤ of Comparison is often omitted, οὐκ ἐλάττους ὀγδοήκοντα D.S. 14.8; esp. in Adv. ἔλασσον, as μὴ ἔ. δέκα ἔτη Pl. Lg. 856d,al. (Orig. ἐλάχγων, cf. ἐλάχ-ιστος, ἐλαχύς.)
ἐλάσσων elassōn 4x
ἐλάττων (G1784) is the Attic form of this word. Twice it is used with σσ ([Joh 2:10]; [Rom 9:12]) and twice with ττ ([1Ti 5:9]; [Heb 7:7]). It is used as the comparative of μικρός, less; less in age, younger, [Rom 9:12]; less in dignity, inferior, [Heb 7:7]; less in quality, inferior, worse, [Joh 2:10]; [1Ti 5:9]
G1640 — ἐλάσσων
(in John and Romans) or ἐλαττῶν (in Hebrews, 1 Timothy; cf. Buttmann, 7), ἐλασσον (comparitive of the epic adjective ἐλαχύς equivalent to μικρός) (from Homer down), less — either in age (younger), [Rom 9:12]; or in rank, [Heb 7:7]; or in excellence, worse (opposed to καλός), [Joh 2:10]. Neuter ἔλαττον, adverbially, less (namely, than etc., A. V. under; cf. Winers Grammar, 239 (225); 595f, (554); Buttmann, 127f (112)): [1Ti 5:9].
ἐλάσσων (- ττων , [Heb 7:7], WH , [1Ti 5:9]), - ον
(formed, with superl . ἐλάχιστ o ς , from the epic ἐλαχύς , little, and serving as compar . of μικρός ),
[in LXX for H4591, etc.;]
less, in age, rank or quality: [Joh 2:19], [Rom 9:12] ( LXX ), [Heb 7:7]; neut ., - ον , adverbially: [1Ti 5:9]. †