ἐλάσσων
ἐλάσσων
smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (with Sup. ἐλάχιστος, q. v.), but serving as comp. to μικρός, Il.: ἔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, τινί in a thing, Hdt., Dem.; so, ἐλάττω γίγνεσθαι Ar.
c. gen. pers. worse than, inferior to, Thuc., etc.; but c. gen. rei, like ἥσσων, subservient to, Xen.
in neut. with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, Hdt.; παρʼ ἔλαττον ἡγεῖσθαι Plat.; διʼ ἐλάττονος at less distance, Thuc.
of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the smaller number, Hdt., Thuc.
neut. ἔλασσον, as adv. less, Aesch., etc.
Headword (normalized):
ἐλάσσων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελασσων
Intro Text:
ἐλάσσων
smaller, less, formed from ἐλαχύς (with Sup. ἐλάχιστος, q. v.), but serving as comp. to μικρός, Il.: ἔλασσον ἔχειν to have the worse, be worse off, τινί in a thing, Hdt., Dem.; so, ἐλάττω γίγνεσθαι Ar.
c. gen. pers. worse than, inferior to, Thuc., etc.; but c. gen. rei, like ἥσσων, subservient to, Xen.
in neut. with Preps., περὶ ἐλάσσονος ποιεῖσθαι to consider of less account, Hdt.; παρʼ ἔλαττον ἡγεῖσθαι Plat.; διʼ ἐλάττονος at less distance, Thuc.
of Number, fewer, οἱ ἐλάσσονες the smaller number, Hdt., Thuc.
neut. ἔλασσον, as adv. less, Aesch., etc.
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