Words

ἐλάσσων G1640

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lesser

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

lesser

Note

Comparative of "small"; kept as a comparative (1:16; John 2:10)

Rulings

2

Occurrences (3)

Genesis 1 (Septuagint)

• 1:16 And God made the two great light-givers—the great light-giver for the rule of the day, and the lesser light-giver for the rule of the night—and the stars.

Genesis 25 (Septuagint)

• 25:23 And the Lord said to her,"Two nations are in your womb,and two peoples from your belly shall be drawn apart;and people shall surpass people,and the greater shall be slave to the lesser."

Genesis 27 (Septuagint)

• 27:6 Now Rebekah said to Jacob her son the lesser, "See, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,