be lesser

Greek Verb

ἡττάω, -ῶ (ἡσσ, 2Co.12:13, see: ἥσσων) [in LXX for חָתַת, etc;] pass, 1) to be inferior: before ὑπέρ, 2Co.12:13. 2) to be overcome: absol, 2Pe.2:20; with dative, 2Pe.2:19. (AS)

be lesser

Greek Verb

ἡσσ-άομαι, Attic dialect ἡττ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἡσσηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle ἡττήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἡσσήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἥσσημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἥττητο [Refs 4th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect ἑσσόομαι, participle ἑσσούμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect ἑσσοῦτο (without augment) [Refs]: aorist ἑσσώθην [Refs]: perfect ἕσσωμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: (ἥσσων):—to be less or weaker than, inferior to, with genitive person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive person et participle, ἡττᾶσθαί τινος εὖ ποιοῦντος [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc: with genitive of things, τὸ μὴ δίκαιον τῆς δίκης -ώμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+] adjective in accusative, ὃ ἡττῷτο wherein he had proved inferior, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) as a real passive, to be defeated, discomfited, ὑπό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπ᾽ ἔρωτος, ὑπ᾽ ἔχθρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be broken in spirit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν γνώμην αὐτῶν οὐχ ἡσσῆσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) as law-term, to be cast in a suit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκην, παραγραφήν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) give way, yield, with genitive person, οἱ φύσαντες ἡσσῶνται τέκνων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; give way, be a slave to passion and the like, νηδύος ἡσσημένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [χρημάτων] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive person, to be in love with. , [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of other things, ἡττ. τοῦ ὕδατος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ δικαίου[Refs 4th c.BC+] 5) with dative, to be overcome by. , ἀκοῆς ἡδονῇ ἡσσώμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) later in active ἡττάω, overcome, τινα [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist 1 ἥττησα, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ὑπεναντίων [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; defeat, τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ἀπὸ κράτους ἡττηκότες [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower; be inferior, overcome; from the same as g2276 (ἥττον)