Dictionary entry

ἐλαττόω

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

ἐλαττόω, -ῶ

(< ἐλάιττων), [in LXX (where also -σσῶ) chiefly for חָסֵר, and very freq. in Si;]

to make less: He 2:7^(LXX); pass., Jo 3:30, He 2:9.†