κρείττων (kreittōn)
kreittōn
stronger
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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:1Co.11:17, Heb.11:40 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ., Php.1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν, 1Co.7:38; ἐστιν, before inf., 1Co.7:9, 2Pe.2:21;
__(b) as to excellence:Heb.1:4 6:9 7:7, 19 7:22 8:6 9:23 10:34 11:16, 35; κ. ἐστι, before inf., 1Pe.3:17.†
(AS)
(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:
__(b) as to excellence:
(AS)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Original: κρείττων
Transliteration: kreittōn
Phonetic: krite'-tohn
Thayer Definition:
- more useful, more serviceable, more advantageous
- more excellent
Origin: comparative of a derivative of G2904
TDNT entry: None
Part(s) of speech: Adjective