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ἐλᾰχιστ-ος G1646
Adj-DNS-S  |  13× in 1 sense
least, smallest, very small
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×
QUANTITY_NUMBER Degree Smallness and Least
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"]

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BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐλᾰχιστ-ος [], η, ον, superlative of ἐλαχύς: comparative ἐλάσσων (which see):— smallest, least, frequently with a negative, γέρας, δύναμις οὐκ ., 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,