Lexical Definition
ἡττάω hēttáō (hayt-tah'-o) be lesser G:V
from the same as ἥττον
be inferior, overcome.
- to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively)
- by implication, to rate lower
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἥττηται | has been subdued | 2Pet.2.19 |
| ἡττῶνται | they are subdued | 2Pet.2.20 |
| ἡσσώθητε | you were inferior | 2Cor.12.13 |
| ηττηθήσονται | Assyrians shall be vanquished | LXX.Isa.30.31 |
| shall be vanquished | LXX.Isa.31.9 | |
| they shall be vanquished | LXX.Isa.33.1 | |
| ηττηθήσεται | shall be vanquished | LXX.Isa.13.15 • LXX.Isa.19.1 |
| ηττηθήσεσθε | you shall be vanquished | LXX.Isa.8.9 |
| ηττηθέντεσ | being vanquished | LXX.Isa.20.5 |
| ηττήσεισ | you shall vanquish | LXX.Isa.54.17 |
| ηττήθησαν | are vanquished | LXX.Isa.31.4 |
| ηττήθη | it was vanquished | LXX.Jer.48.1 |
| ηττάσθε | be vanquished | LXX.Isa.8.9 • LXX.Isa.8.9 |
| let | LXX.Isa.51.7 |
Abbott-Smith
ἡττάω, -ῶ (ἡσσ-, II Co 12:13, v.s. ἥσσων), [in LXX for חתת, etc.;] pass.,
1. to be inferior: seq. ὑπέρ, II Co 12:13.
2. to be overcome: absol., II Pe 2:20; c. dat., II Pe 2:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Corinthians | 12:13 |
| 2 Peter | 2:19 · 2:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἡσσάομαι-άομαι,
Attic dialect ἡττ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἡσσάομαιηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle ἡττήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἡσσάομαιήθην [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, [ἡσσάομαιώμενοι, opposed to οἱ κρατοῦντες, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 516, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.9.β">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν γνώμην αὐτῶν οὐχ ἡσσάομαιῆσθαι [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 ἡσσάομαιῶνται τέκνων [ἡσσάομαιηθήσομαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 976 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; give way, be a slave to passion and the like, νηδύος ἡσσάομαιημένος [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 ἡσσάομαιώμενοι [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+]