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.