Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2909 - kreittōn

Choose a new font size and typeface
κρείττων
Transliteration
kreittōn (Key)
Pronunciation
krite'-tohn
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 19 times in 18 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:9 - but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:38 - So then he who gives her[fn] in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:17 - Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:23 - For[fn] I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:4 - having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:7 - Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:19 - for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:22 - by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:6 - But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:34 - for you had compassion on me[fn] in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:16 - But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:35 - Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:24 - to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:17 - For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan