Made lower (1642) elattoo by Greek Word Studies

Made lower (1642) (elattoo from from elattôn = less) means to lessen, to decrease in status or rank, to make less. In a comparative way it means to make less, to make lower or to make inferior in position. As used by John it means to become less important and so diminish or become less. There are only three NT uses, the present verse and the following two verses... He must increase, but I must decrease (elattoo) (John 3:30-see notes) Comment: John the Baptist gives us the "secret" to a powerful, purposeful life. Observe the order - Jesus first and foremost. Why? When we see Him in this manner, we have but one choice if we are rightly related to Him. The verb decreased here is in the middle voice, indicates the special interest {reflexive = "I myself decreased"} John had in his own decrease, e.g., in authority and popularity. But we do see Him who has been made for a little while lower (elattoo) than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. (See note Hebrews 2:9) What does this mean? Just this: angels are heavenly creatures, while man is earth-bound. Obviously this is a limiting and major difference, and man is therefore now of a lower rank. But there is a time limit for this inferiority. The present chain of command is temporary. God has a destiny for man that will elevate him to king, when he will be above angels (man's blessed hope Eph 1:21, 2:6). Little while (1024) (brachus) means short (of time, place, quantity, or number). In other words, compared to eternity, it man will not long be lower than the angelic hosts! Hallelujah! Ryrie writes that "for a little while" may mean (1) for a short time, or (2) more likely a little lower in rank. In the order of creation, man is lower than angels, and, in the Incarnation, Christ took this lower place. (The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. Moody Publishers) Barnes writes that... "The Greek may here mean a little inferior in rank, or inferior for a little time." Angels (32) (aggelos) is strictly speaking a messenger, one who speaks and acts in place of one who has sent him As someone has quipped "Man is not, as evolutionists think, "a little higher than the apes," but rather "a little lower than the angels." The Hebrew here has Elohim (Lxx has aggelos) which word is applied to judges in Ps 82:1,6 Jn 10:34f. Here it is certainly not "God" in our sense. In Ps 29:1 the LXX translates Elohim by huoi theou (sons of God). Jn 3:30 "Go to the page below to access live links related to the material on this page - these links include Scriptures (which can be read in context), Scripture pop-ups on mouse over, and a variety of related resources such as Bible dictionary articles, commentaries, sermon notes and theological journal articles related to the topic under discussion." http://www.preceptaustin.org/hebrews_25-7.htm#lower

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