ἐλαττόωelattóō
GreekG16425 occurrences (KJV)
to lessen (in rank or influence)
KJV renders it: decrease, make lower
Where it appears(showing the first 3 of 5)
- John 3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.
- Heb 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Heb 2:9But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.