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Lexicon :: Strong's G2908 - kreisson

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κρεῖσσον
Transliteration
kreisson (Key)
Pronunciation
krice'-son
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of an alternate form of κρείττων (G2909)
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Strong’s Definitions

†κρεῖσσον kreîsson, krice'-son; neuter of an alternate form of G2909; (as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage:—better.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2908 in the following manner: better (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2908 in the following manner: better (2x).

  1. better

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†κρεῖσσον kreîsson, krice'-son; neuter of an alternate form of G2909; (as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage:—better.
STRONGS G2908:
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 G2908 matches the Greek κρεῖσσον (kreisson),
which occurs 35 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:12 - Is not this the word which we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:2 - And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - And now art thou any better than Balac son of Sepphor, king of Moab? Did he indeed fight with Israel, or indeed make war with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:2 - And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou didst surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: is not her younger sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:15 - And Saul said, I have brought them out of Amalec, that which the people preserved, even the best of the sheep, and of the cattle, that it might be sacrificed to the Lord thy God, and the rest have I utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:4 - And he himself went a day's journey in the wilderness, and came and sat under a juniper tree; and asked concerning his life that he might die, and said, Let it be enough now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my life from me; for I am no better than my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - (LXX 15:6) The lines have fallen to me in the best places, yea, I have a most excellent heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:5 - (LXX 22:5) Thou hast prepared a table before me in presence of them that afflict me: thou hast thoroughly anointed my head with oil; and thy cup cheers me like the best wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16 - (LXX 36:16) A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:3 - (LXX 62:4) For thy mercy is better than [fn]life: my lips shall praise thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:10 - (LXX 83:11) For one day in thy courts is better than thousands. I would rather be an abject in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11 - For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19 - It is better to have my fruit than to have gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:2 - [fn]He that has found favour with the Lord is made better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 - Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads another to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:16 - Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 - Better is a meek-spirited man with [fn]lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:32 - A man slow to anger is better than a strong man; and he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:9 - It is better to dwell in a corner [fn]on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 - It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7 - for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Open reproofs are better than secret love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10 - Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6 - A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:5 - I will give to them in my house and within my walls an honourable place, better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, and it shall not fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:2 - O house of Israel, pass by all of you, and see; and pass by thence to Ematrabba; and thence descend to Geth of the Philistines, the chief of all these kingdoms, see if their coasts are greater than your coasts.
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