Psalms 107:38
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
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John 3:30
He must increase, but I must decrease.
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ἐλαττόω
elattóō · el-at-to'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
to lessen (in rank or influence)
Strong's KJV usage: :--decrease, make lower.
Strong's first: John 3:30Strong's last: John 3:30
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mâʻaṭ · maw-at'
1 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Strong's KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, × borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (× give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
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Strong's first: Psalms 107:38Strong's last: Psalms 107:38
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He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
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He must increase, but I must decrease.
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decrease
DECREASE, verb intransitive [Latin To grow.] To become less; to be diminished gradually, in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, the days decrease in length from June to December.
He must increase, but I must decrease John 3:30.
DECREASE, verb transitive To lessen; to make smaller in dimensions, amount, quality or excellence, etc.; to diminish gradually or by small deductions; as, extravagance decreases the means of charity; every payment decreases a debt; intemperance decreases the strength and powers of life.
DECREASE, noun
1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as a decrease of revenue; a decrease of strength.
2. The wane of the moon; the gradual diminution of the visible face of the moon from the full to the change.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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