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ἐλάχιστος

eláchistos · Greek · Strong's G1646 · 13 occurrences

What it means

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

superlative of (short);

How the KJV renders it

least, very little, smallest

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Questions this word decides

• Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
• Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
• What happens to those who never heard the gospel?
• Will everyone ultimately be saved?

Where it appears

13 occurrences in the Greek text, first 11 verses shown.

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.