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Bible Lexicons
Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary Greek Lexicon
Strong's #2908 - κρεῖσσον
Transliteration
kreîsson
Phonetics
krice'-son
Origin
neuter of an alternate form of (G2909)
Parts of Speech
adverb
TDNT
None
Definition
- Thayer
- Strong
- Mounce
Thayer's
- better
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
- Parsing
Verse Results
ASV (3)
1 Corinthians
2
Philippians
1
BSB (4)
1 Corinthians
2
Philippians
1
Hebrews
1
CSB (2)
1 Corinthians
1
Hebrews
1
ESV (0)
The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
KJV (2)
1 Corinthians
1
Philippians
1
LEB (0)
The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
LSB (0)
The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
N95 (0)
The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NAS (0)
The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NLT (4)
1 Corinthians
2
Philippians
2
Hebrews
1
WEB (3)
1 Corinthians
2
Philippians
1
YLT (2)
1 Corinthians
1
Hebrews
1
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions
κρεισσονεύω,
to be better, Hdn. Epim. 69.
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
κρείσσων
(Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς , strong, but in sense often (as in cl., v. LS, s.v.) as comparat. of ἀγαθός ,
[in LXX chiefly for H2896;]
better;
(a) as to advantage or usefulness: 1 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 11:40; Hebrews 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ ., Philippians 1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν , 1 Corinthians 7:38; ἐστιν , seq. inf., 1 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Peter 2:21;
(b) as to excellence: Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 6:9; Hebrews 7:7; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 7:22; Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 10:34; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 11:35; κ . ἐστι , seq. inf., 1 Peter 3:17.†
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
κρεισσον κρείσσον κρεῖσσον κρεισσονα κρείσσονα κρείσσους κρείσσων κρείττον κρείττόν κρείττονα κρείττονι κρείττονος κρείττονός κρείττοσι κρείττοσιν κρείττω κρείττων kreisson kreîsson kreissona kreíssona kreittona kreíttona
