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ἐλάσσων

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐλάσσων ἐλάσσων ἔλασσον

Structure: ἐλασσων (Stem)

Sense

  1. comparative degree of μικρός ‎(mikrós)

Examples

  • οὐ γὰρ δέδοικα μὴ εἰσ ἀπιστίαν ὑποληφθῇ τι τῶν λεγομένων ἐπ’ αὐτοῖσ, τοὐναντίον δὲ μὴ ἐλασσόνωσ τοῦ ἐκείνων καταφρονήματοσ δεχομένου τὴν ταλαιπωρίαν τῆσ ἀλγηδόνοσ ὁ λόγοσ ἀφηγῆται. (Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, Book 18 31:2)

Synonyms

  1. comparative degree of μικρός ‎

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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