Elasson marks what is comparatively lower, whether in age, quality, or standing.

The occurrences mark a comparison in which someone or something is lower: below an age threshold, lower in relation to a greater party, inferior in wine quality, or younger in an older-younger relation.

1. Comparatively lower · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 5:9, the neuter accusative form occurs in the age requirement that the APB renders "not less than sixty years old"; in Hebrews 7:7, the neuter nominative form names the party whom the APB says is "blessed by the greater." The masculine forms mark a lower-quality wine in John 2:10, rendered "the inferior wine," and the younger party in Romans 9:12, where the APB renders "The older will serve the younger."

   1 Timothy 5:9Hebrews 7:7John 2:10Romans 9:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the comparison with "not less than," "the lesser," "the inferior wine," and "the younger." These render the clauses' comparative relations rather than establishing separate lexical senses.