Strong’s G1646 · Greek

ἐλάχιστος
eláchistos

Definition

used as equivalent to G3398 (μικρός); least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)

Etymology

superlative of (short);

Where the KJV renders it

  • least
  • very little (small)
  • smallest

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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