What does ἡττάω (hēttáō) mean in the Bible?
ἡττάω (hēttáō) is a Greek word meaning "be lesser".
Greek · G2274
ἡττάω
Be lesser
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ἡττάω G2274
Pronunciation hēttáō
What does ἡττάω (hēttáō) mean in the Bible?
ἡττάω (hēttáō) is a Greek word meaning "be lesser".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2274?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] overcome (1), has mastered him (1), were you inferior (1).
Where does ἡττάω (hēttáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] overcome 1× 2 Peter 2:20
has mastered him 1× 2 Peter 2:19
were you inferior 1× 2 Corinthians 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Corinthians 12:13 ἡσσώθητε to were you inferior Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Peter 2:19 ἥττηται to has mastered him Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 2:20 ἡττῶνται to [and] overcome Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 12:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
ἡσσώθητε 1x hēssōthēte 2 Corinthians 12:13
ἥττηται 1x hēttētai 2 Peter 2:19
ἡττῶνται 1x hēttōntai 2 Peter 2:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 12:13
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:20
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be lesser
Source Gloss
be lesser
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:13 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Deponent Indicative
ἡττήθητε htthqhte
I am defeated, made inferior
Read verse 2 Peter 2:19 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
ἥττηται, htthtai
I am defeated, made inferior
Read verse 2 Peter 2:20 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ἡττῶνται, httwntai
I am defeated, made inferior
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
middle 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἡττάω is built from this root:
ἥττον G2276
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain