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Lexicon :: Strong's G2276 - hēssōn

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ἥσσων
Transliteration
hēssōn (Key)
Pronunciation
hate'-ton
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of comparative of heka (slightly) used for that of κακός (G2556)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἥττον hḗtton, hate'-ton; neuter of comparative of ἧκα hēka (slightly) used for that of G2556; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb):—less, worse.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2276 in the following manner: worse (1x), less (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2276 in the following manner: worse (1x), less (1x).
  1. inferior

  2. less

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἥττον hḗtton, hate'-ton; neuter of comparative of ἧκα hēka (slightly) used for that of G2556; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb):—less, worse.
STRONGS G2276:
ἥττων or [so L T Tr WH, see Σ, σ, ς] ἥσσων, -ον, inferior; neuter adverbially [from Homer down] less, 2 Corinthians 12:15; εἰς τὸ ἧσσον, for the worse (that ye may be made worse; opposed to εἰς τὸ κρεῖττον), 1 Corinthians 11:17.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
11:17
2 Corinthians
12:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2276 matches the Greek ἥσσων (hēssōn),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:17 - But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:15 - I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
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