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Koine Greek wordlink #128970

← ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ ⌂ → Eph 3 ║ ═

SR GNT Eph 3:8 ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ (elaⱪistoterōi) ‘to me the very_least of all the holy ones was given’ Strongs=16470 Lemma=elaχistoteros^*
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD Referred to from Word #128981 Referred to from Word #128990 Referred to from Word #129045 Referred to from Word #129048 Referred to from Word #129061 Referred to from Word #129079 Referred to from Word #129185 Referred to from Word #129187 Referred to from Word #129195

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Only use of identical word form ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ (A-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ’ (A-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘very_least’.

Eph 3:8 ‘to me the very_least of all the holy ones was given’ SR GNT Eph 3:8 word 3

OET-LV: 8 To _me, the very _least of _all the_holy ones, the this grace was _given, to _the pagans to _good _message _preach the untraceable riches of _the chosen _one /messiah, (EPH_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Although I was the least of the ones dedicated to this message, I was given the grace to preach this positive message to the non-Jews, to tell them about the endless riches of the messiah (EPH 3:8)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘elaχistoteros’ in the Greek originals.

Key: A=adjective DMS=dative,masculine,singular