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GreekG2908Adjective

κρείσσων

kreissōn

18Occurrences
G2908Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage

neuter of an alternate form of G2909 (κρείττων);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
and *κρείττων *(later Att. ), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., see LS, ) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, better; (a) as to ad­vantage or usefulness: πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ.; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν; ἐστιν, before inf.; (b) as to excellence: κ. ἐστι, before inf.
LXX: chiefly for טוֹב

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

κρείσσων appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
12
1 Corinthians
3
1 Peter
1
2 Peter
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:17BSB

In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

1 Peter 3:17BSB

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Hebrews 10:34BSB

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Hebrews 11:40BSB

God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

Hebrews 7:7BSB

And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.