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Lexicon :: Strong's G2909 - kreittōn

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κρείττων
Transliteration
kreittōn (Key)
Pronunciation
krite'-tohn
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Comparative of a derivative of κράτος (G2904)
Strong’s Definitions

κρείττων kreíttōn, krite'-tohn; comparative of a derivative of G2904; stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler:—best, better.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G2909 in the following manner: better (17x), best (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G2909 in the following manner: better (17x), best (1x).

  1. more useful, more serviceable, more advantageous

  2. more excellent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρείττων kreíttōn, krite'-tohn; comparative of a derivative of G2904; stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler:—best, better.
STRONGS G2909:
κρείττων 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); 1 Corinthians 11:17; Hebrews 6:9 (here and in the preceding passage L T Tr WH κρείσσων; see WH's Appendix, p. 148f; cf. Sigma) κρείσσων, κρεισσονος, neuter κρεισσονου (comparitive of κρατύς, see κράτιστος, cf. Kühner, i., p. 436; (Buttmann, 27 (24))) (from Homer down), better; i. e.
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
7:9; 7:9; 7:38; 7:38; 11:17; 11:17; 12:31
Philippians
1:23; 1:23
Hebrews
1:4; 6:9; 6:9; 7:7; 7:19; 7:22; 8:6; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16; 11:35; 11:40; 12:24
1 Peter
3:17
2 Peter
2:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2909 matches the Greek κρείττων (kreittōn),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:17 - عَلَى أَنِّي، إِذْ أَنْتَقِلُ الآنَ لأُوصِيَكُمْ بِهَذَا، لَسْتُ أَمْدَحُكُمْ، لأَنَّ اجْتِمَاعَاتِكُمْ تَضُرُّ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَنْفَعُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:31 - وَلكِنْ تَشَوَّقُوا إِلَى الْمَوَاهِبِ الْعُظْمَى.

وَهَا أَنَا أَرْسُمُ لَكُمْ بَعْدُ طَرِيقاً أَفْضَلَ جِدّاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:4 - وَهَكَذَا، أَخَذَ مَكَاناً أَعْظَمَ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ، بِمَا أَنَّ الاسْمَ الَّذِي وَرِثَهُ مُتَفَوِّقٌ جِدّاً عَلَى أَسْمَاءِ الْمَلائِكَةِ جَمِيعاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، مَعَ أَنِّي قَصَدْتُ تَحْذِيرَكُمْ بِمَا قُلْتُهُ هُنَا، فَأَنَا مُقْتَنِعٌ بِأَنَّ خَلاصَكُمْ أَمْرٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ. إِذْ قَدْ عَمِلْتُمْ أَعْمَالاً فُضْلَى، تُرَافِقُ هَذَا الخَلاصَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:7 - إِذَنْ، لَا خِلافَ أَنَّ مَلْكِيصَادَقَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَإلَّا فَمَا كَانَ قَدْ بَارَكَهُ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:19 - فَالشَّرِيعَةُ لَمْ تُوصِلِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ بِحَسَبِهَا وَلَوْ إِلَى أَدْنَى دَرَجَاتِ الْكَمَالِ. وَلِذَلِكَ، وَضَعَ اللهُ أَسَاساً جَدِيداً لِلاقْتِرَابِ إِلَيْهِ، مُقَدِّماً لَنَا رَجَاءً أَفْضَلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:22 - فَعَلَى أَسَاسِ ذَلِكَ الْقَسَمِ، صَارَ يَسُوعُ ضَامِناً لِعَهْدٍ أَفْضَلَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:6 - فَرَئِيسُ كَهَنَتِنَا، إِذَنْ، قَدْ حَصَلَ عَلَى خِدْمَةٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ خِدْمَةِ الْكَهَنُوتِ الأَرْضِيِّ، لِكَوْنِهِ الْوَسِيطَ الَّذِي أَعْلَنَ لَنَا قِيَامَ عَهْدٍ جَدِيدٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْعَهْدِ السَّابِقِ، وَلِكَوْنِ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ الْجَدِيدِ يَنْطَوِي عَلَى وُعُودٍ أَفْضَلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - وَبِمَا أَنَّ تَطْهِيرَ الْخَيْمَةِ الأَرْضِيَّةِ كَانَ يَتَطَلَّبُ رَشَّ دَمِ الذَّبَائِحِ الْحَيَوَانِيَّةِ، فَإِنَّ الْخَيْمَةَ الْحَقِيقِيَّةَ لابُدَّ أَنْ تَتَطَلَّبَ دَمَ ذَبِيحَةٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الأُخْرَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:34 - فَقَدْ تَعَاطَفْتُمْ مَعَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ، كَمَا تَقَبَّلْتُمْ نَهْبَ مُمْتَلَكَاتِكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ، عِلْماً مِنْكُمْ بِأَنَّ لَكُمْ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثَرْوَةً أَفْضَلَ وَأَبْقَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:16 - وَلَكِنْ، لا، فَهُمُ الآنَ يَتَطَلَّعُونَ إِلَى وَطَنٍ أَفْضَلَ، أَيِ الْوَطَنِ السَّمَاوِيِّ. بِسَبَبِ إِيمَانِهِمْ هَذَا لَا يَسْتَحِي اللهُ أَنْ يُدْعَى إِلَهَهُمْ، فَهُوَ قَدْ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ مَدِينَةً!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:35 - وَبِالإِيمَانِ، اسْتَرْجَعَتْ بَعْضُ النِّسَاءِ أَمْوَاتَهُنَّ بَعْدَمَا أُعِيدُوا إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ. وَبِهِ، تَحَمَّلَ كَثِيرُونَ الْعَذَابَ وَالضَّرْبَ، وَمَاتُوا رَافِضِينَ النَّجَاةَ، لِعِلْمِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ سَوْفَ يَقُومُونَ إِلَى حَيَاةٍ أَفْضَلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ سَبَقَ فَأَعَدَّ لَنَا مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ، وَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَا يُكَمَّلُوا بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنَّا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:24 - كَذلِكَ، تَقَدَّمْتُمْ إِلَى يَسُوعَ، وَسِيطِ الْعَهْدِ الْجَدِيدِ، وَإِلَى دَمِهِ الْمَرْشُوشِ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ مُطَالِباً بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا طَالَبَ بِهِ دَمُ هَابِيلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:17 - فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ يُرِيدُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا، فَمِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ الْخَيْرَ لَا الشَّرَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - وَبِالْحَقِيقَةِ، كَانَ أَفْضَلَ لَهُمْ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّفُوا بِطَرِيقِ الْبِرِّ، مِنْ أَنْ يَتَعَرَّفُوا بِهِ ثُمَّ يَرْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْوَصِيَّةِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ الَّتِي تَسَلَّمُوهَا.
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