Dictionary entry

ἐλαττονέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἐλαττονέω, -ῶ

(< ἔλαττον), [in LXX (with -όω) chiefly for חָסֵר;]

to be less (RV,had no lack): II Co 8:15^(LXX) (a rare word; cf. MM, Exp., xii).†