ἐλᾰχιστ-ος [ ᾰ], η, ον,

Sup. of ἐλαχύς: Comp. ἐλάσσων (q.v.): -

I

1. smallest, least, freq. with a neg., γέρας, δύναμις οὐκ ἐ., h.Merc. 573, Hdt. 7.168, etc.; λόγου ἐλαχίστου of least account, Id. 1.143; ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι narrowly missed destroying them, Th. 2.77; περὶ ἐλαχίστου ποιεῖσθαι Pl. Ap. 30a; παρ’ ἐλάχιστον ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ἀφαιρεθῆναι D. 17.22.

2. of Time, shortest, δι’ ἐλαχίστου (sc. χρόνου) Th. 3.39; δι’ ἐλαχίστης βουλῆς with shortest deliberation, Id. 1.138.

3. of Number, fewest, Pl. R. 378a; ἐ. τὸν ἀριθμόν Arist. Pol. 1312a30; ἐν ἐλαχίστοις δυσίν between two at least. Id. EN 1131a15.

4. Math., ἐλάχιστα καὶ μέγιστα minima and maxima, Apollon.Perg. Con. 1 Praef.

II τὸ ἐλάχιστον, τοὐλάχιστον, at the least, Hdt. 2.13, X. An. 5.7.8, D. 4.21; ἐλάχιστα least of any one, Th. 1.70; ὡς ἐ. as little as possible, Pl. Phd. 63d.

III from ἐλάχιστος came a new Comp. ἐλαχιστότερος less than the least, ἐ. πάντων ἁγίων Eph 3:8: Sup. ἐλαχιστότατος very least of all, S.E. M. 3.54, 9.406.

G1646, G1647 ἐλάχιστος elachistos 14x

    used as the superlative of μικρός, smallest, least, Mat 2:6; Mat 5:19 least.

G1646 — ἐλάχιστος

ἐλαχίστη, ἐλάχιστον (superlative of the adjective μικρός, but coming from ἐλαχύς) ((Homer h. Merc. 573), Herodotus down), smallest, least — whether in size: Jam 3:4; in amount: of the management of affairs, πιστός ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ, Luk 16:10 (opposed to ἐν πολλῷ); ; ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος, Luk 16:10; in importance: what is of the least moment, 1Co 6:2; in authority: of commandments, Mat 5:19; in the estimation of men: of persons, Mat 25:40, Mat 25:45; in rank and excellence: of persons, Mat 5:19; 1Co 15:9; of a town, Mat 2:6. οὐδέ (R G οὔτε) ἐλάχιστον, not even a very small thing, Luk 12:26; ἐμοί εἰς ἐλάχιστον, ἐστι (see εἰμί, V. 2 c.), 1Co 4:3.

ἐλάχιστος , - η , - ον

( see ἐλάσσων ),

smallest, least: as proper superlat., 1Co 15:9; elsewhere, as usually in late Gk ., intensive (B1., § 11, 3); Mat 2:6 ( LXX ) Mat 25:40; Mat 25:45 Luk 12:26; Luk 16:10; Luk 19:17, 1Co 4:3 ; 1Co 6:2, Jas 3:4; ἐ . ἐν τ . βασιλείᾳ τ . οὐρανῶν , Mat 5:19 ( v. Dalman, Words , 113). Compar ., ἐλαχιστότερος (for corresp. superl ., v. LS ; v. also Bl., § 44, 3); less than the least: Eph 3:8. †

詞類次數：形容詞（13）

原文字根：（最）次等的

字義溯源：最小的，不重要的，極小的，小小的；源自（G1647（ἐλάχιστος）X*=短）。比較（G3398（μικρός）=小*）。有些人事物，在人看來是最小的，但在神卻是重大的（太18:4）

出現次數：總共（13）；太（5）；路（4）；林前（3）；雅（1）

譯字彙編：

1）最小的（6）太2:6；太5:19；太5:19；太25:40；太25:45；林前15:9；

2）最小的事（4）路12:26；路16:10；路16:10；林前6:2；

3）小小的（1）雅3:4；

4）很小的事（1）路19:17；

5）極小的事（1）林前4:3