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+# ἐλαττόω/elattoō
+This word is an action. It is a verb.
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+* This word can mean to make something less or inferior to someone or something else.
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+* This word can mean to decrease or to become lower in status. 
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+See: John 3:30; Hebrews 2:7, 9