Senses
1. least, smallest, very small — Superlative adjective indicating the smallest or least degree of something, whether in size, rank, or importance. Used across various grammatical inflections (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive; singular and plural) with consistent meaning. Multilingual evidence confirms semantic unity: eng 'least/smallest', spa 'mas pequenos/minimos', hin 'sabse chhota' (smallest), arb 'al-asaaghir/al-qalili' (the smallest/the least), kor 'gajang jageun' (most small), swa 'kidogo sana/wadogo' (very small/little ones). Applied both to concrete smallness (Matt 2:6, the least among rulers) and abstract minimal quantity (Luke 16:10, faithful in the least). 13×
AR["أصغَرُ","أصغَرِ","أَقَلِّ","الأَصْغَرَ","الصُّغْرَى","القَليلِ","القَلِيلِ","الْأَصَاغِرِ","صُغْرى"]·ben["অতিক্ষুদ্রতে","ক্ষুদ্রতম","ক্ষুদ্রতম--","ক্ষুদ্রতম?","সামান্যতম","সামান্যতমদের"]·DE["geringster","ἐλάχιστος","ἐλάχιστόν","ἐλαχίστου","ἐλαχίστων"]·EN["a-very-small","least","smallest"]·FR["le-plus-petit"]·heb["הַקְּטַנִּים","הַקָּטֹן","הַקָּטֹן-בִּיוֹתֵר","מְעַט","מְעַט-מְאֹד","קְטַנִּים","קְטַנָּה","קָטָן"]·HI["छोटी-सी","छोटी-से-छोटी","छोटे-से-छोटे","थोड़े-में","बहुत-छोटी","सबसे-छोटा","सबसे-छोटी","सबसे-छोटी-में-से"]·ID["perkara-kecil","sangat-kecil","terkecil","terkecil?","yang-paling-kecil","yang-terkecil"]·IT["elachistou","minimo"]·jav["alit-piyambak","alit-piyambak,","alit-sanget","alit?","bab-ingkang-alit,","ingkang-alit-piyambak","ingkang-paling-alit","paling-alit"]·KO["가장-작은","가장-작은-것도","가장-작은-것들--","가장-작은-것에서","가장-작은-이","가장-작은-자","가장-작은-자들","가장-작은-자라","지극히-작은-것"]·PT["menor","menores","muito-pequena-coisa","muito-pequeno","mínimo"]·RU["малейшего","малейшем","малейшим","малейших","малейших?","меньшая","меньший","меньших","наименьшее"]·ES["la-más-pequeña","lo-mínimo","muy-pequeño","más-pequeño","más-pequeños","mínimos?"]·SW["dogo-sana","jambo-dogo-sana","kidogo-sana","madogo?","mdogo-kabisa","mdogo-sana","ndogo-kabisa","wadogo"]·TR["en küçük","en küçüğü-","en-küçük","en-küçüklerinden","en-küçüklerinin","en-küçükte","en-küçüğü"]·urd["بہت-چھوٹی","تھوڑے","ٹھوڑے","چھوٹا","چھوٹوں","چھوٹی","چھوٹے-سے","چھوٹے-سے-چھوٹا","چھوٹے-سے-چھوٹے"]
Matt 2:6, Matt 5:19, Matt 5:19, Matt 25:40, Matt 25:45, Luke 12:26, Luke 16:10, Luke 16:10, Luke 19:17, 1 Cor 4:3, 1 Cor 6:2, 1 Cor 15:9 (+1 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐλᾰχιστ-ος [ᾰ], η, ον, superlative of ἐλαχύς: comparative ἐλάσσων (which see):— smallest, least, frequently with a negative, γέρας, δύναμις οὐκ ἐ., Refs 5th c.BC+; λόγου ἐλαχίστου of least account, Refs; ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι narrowly missed destroying them, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 of Time, shortest, δι᾽ ἐλαχίστου (i.e. χρόνου) Refs 5th c.BC+; δι᾽ ἐλαχίστης βουλῆς with shortest deliberation,…