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Koine Greek wordlink #138866

SR GNT 1Tim 5:9 ἔλαττον (elatton) ‘a widow let_be_being enrolled not lessor than years sixty having become’ Strongs=16400 Lemma=elattōn
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἔλαττον (S-ANS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔλαττον’ (S-ANS) is always and only glossed as ‘lessor than’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘elattōn’ have 2 different glosses: ‘lessor’, ‘lessor than’.

Greek words (3) other than ἔλαττον (S-ANS) with a gloss related to ‘lessor’

YHN 2:10 ἐλάσσω (elassō) A-AMS Lemma=elassōn ‘whenever they may_be being_drunk the lessor you have kept the’ SR GNT Yhn 2:10 word 17

ROM 9:12 ἐλάσσονι (elassoni) S-DMS Lemma=elassōn ‘greater will_be serving for the lessor’ SR GNT Rom 9:12 word 16

HEB 7:7 ἔλαττον (elatton) S-NNS ‘from all controversy the lessor by the better’ SR GNT Heb 7:7 word 6

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular