ἐλάχιστος elachistos

Greek word for “least” · Strong’s G1646 · used 14 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

ἐλάχιστος, -η, -ον; (see: ἐλάσσων);

How it is translated

Glosses given for elachistos in context, with how often each is used:

• least 7
• very little 3
• smallest matter 1
• smallest? 1
• very least 1
• very small 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 25 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Matthew 5 (1), Luke 12 (1), Luke 16 (1), Luke 19 (1), 1 Corinthians 4 (1), 1 Corinthians 6 (1), 1 Corinthians 15 (1), Ephesians 3 (1)

Forms

• ἐλαχίστων 4
• ἐλαχίστῳ 3
• ἐλάχιστος 2
• ἐλαχίστη 1
• ἐλάχιστον 1
• ἐλάχιστόν 1
• ἐλαχιστοτέρῳ 1
• ἐλαχίστου 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with elachistos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οὐδέ oude “nor” 3
• εἷς ehis “one” 3
• πιστός pistos “faithful” 2
• ὅσος hosos “just as/how much” 2
• ἀμήν amēn “amen” 2
• καλέω kaleō “to call” 2
• ὑπό hupo “by/under” 2
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 2
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 2
• ἤ ē “or” 2
• εἰ ei “if” 2

Key verses

The verses using elachistos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 2:6 — And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
• Matthew 5:19 — Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever…
• Matthew 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it…
• Matthew 25:45 — Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
• Luke 12:26 — If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
• Luke 16:10 — He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
• Luke 19:17 — And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3 — But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2 — Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
• 1 Corinthians 15:9 — For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Ephesians 3:8 — Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• James 3:4 — Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.