Less - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Less
[ 1,,G1640, elasson ]serves as a comparative degree of mikros, little" (See LEAST), and denotes "less" in
(a) quality, as of wine, John 2:10, "worse;"
(b) age, Romans 9:12, "younger;" 1 Timothy 5:9, "under" (neuter, adverbially);
(c) rank, Hebrews 7:7. See UNDER, WORSE, YOUNG.
[ 2,,G3398, mikroteros ]
the comparative of mikros, is translated "less" in Matthew 13:32, RV (AV, "least"), and Mark 4:31. See LEAST.
[ 3,,G2276, hesson ]
"inferior," is used in the neuter adverbially in 2 Corinthians 12:15, "the less." See WORSE.