Strong's Concordance kreittón or kreissón: better Original Word: κρείττων, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kreittón or kreissón Phonetic Spelling: (krite'-tohn) Short Definition: stronger, more excellent Definition: stronger, more excellent. HELPS Word-studies 2909 kreíttōn (the comparative form of 2904 /krátos, "dominion") – what is better because more fully developed, i.e. in reaching the needed dominion (mastery, dominance); "better" after exerting the power needed to "plant down God's flag of victory." Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2909: κρείττωνκρείττων and (1 Corinthians 7:38; Philippians 1:23; in other places the reading varies between the two forms, especially in 1 Corinthians 7:9 (here T Tr WH L text κρείττων); a. more useful, more serviceable: 1 Corinthians 11:17; 1 Corinthians 12:31 R G; Hebrews 11:40; Hebrews 12:24; with πολλῷ μᾶλλον, added, Philippians 1:23 (cf. μᾶλλον, 1 b.); κρεῖσσον (adverb) ποιεῖν, 1 Corinthians 7:38; κρεῖττον ἐστιν, it is more advantageous, followed by an infinitive, 1 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Peter 2:21 (cf. Buttmann, 217 (188); Winers Grammar, § 41 a. 2 a). b. more excellent: Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 6:9; Hebrews 7:7, 19, 22; Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 10:34; Hebrews 11:16, 35; κρεῖττον, followed by an infinitive, 1 Peter 3:17. Comparative of a derivative of kratos; stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. Nobler -- best, better. see GREEK kratos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 290915 Occurrences κρείττων — 1 Occ. κρεῖττον — 5 Occ. κρείττονα — 1 Occ. κρείττονος — 6 Occ. κρείττοσιν — 2 Occ. 1 Corinthians 7:9 Adj-NNS GRK: ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν NAS: let them marry; for it is better to marry KJV: for it is better to marry than INT: they have self-control let them marry better indeed it is Hebrews 1:4 Adj-NMS Hebrews 7:7 Adj-GMS Hebrews 7:19 Adj-GFS Hebrews 7:22 Adj-GFS Hebrews 8:6 Adj-GFS Hebrews 8:6 Adj-DFP Hebrews 9:23 Adj-DFP Hebrews 10:34 Adj-AFS Hebrews 11:16 Adj-GFS Hebrews 11:35 Adj-GFS Hebrews 11:40 Adj-ANS Hebrews 12:24 Adj-ANS 1 Peter 3:17 Adj-NNS 2 Peter 2:21 Adj-NNS |