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κρείττων

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greekNew TestamentAdjective15 occurrences4 books14 verses

Definition

κρείσσων

(Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., see LS, see word) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ;]

better;

(a) as to ad­vantage or usefulness: 1 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 11:40; 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ., Philippians 1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν, 1 Corinthians 7:38; ἐστιν, before inf., 1 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Peter 2:21;

(b) as to excellence: Hebrews 1:4; 6:9; 7:7, 19; 7:22; 8:6; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16, 35; κ. ἐστι, before inf., 1 Peter 3:17.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 7:9κρεῖττον · better
    But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  2. Hebrews 1:4κρείττων · superior
    So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
  3. Hebrews 7:7κρείττονος · greater
    And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
  4. Hebrews 7:19κρείττονος · a better
    …(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
  5. Hebrews 7:22κρείττονος · of a better
    Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
  6. Hebrews 8:6κρείττονός · is better; κρείττοσιν · better
    Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
  7. Hebrews 9:23κρείττοσιν · with better
    So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
  8. Hebrews 10:34κρείττονα · a better
    You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
  9. Hebrews 11:16κρείττονος · a better [country]
    Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
  10. Hebrews 11:35κρείττονος · a better
    Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
  11. Hebrews 11:40κρεῖττόν · better
    God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
  12. Hebrews 12:24κρεῖττον · a better word
    …to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
  13. 1 Peter 3:17κρεῖττον · [it is] better
    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
  14. 2 Peter 2:21κρεῖττον · better
    It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.