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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 20 times in 19 verses in 'Pro' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11

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“For wisdom is better than [fn]jewels;

And all desirable things cannot compare with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19

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“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold;

And my yield better than choice silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:2

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A good person will obtain favor from the LORD,

But He will condemn a person [fn]who devises evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9

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Better is one who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,

Than one who honors himself and lacks bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12

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Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

But desire [fn]fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:16

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Better is a little with [fn]the fear of the LORD

Than great treasure, and turmoil with [fn]the treasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17

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Better is a portion of [fn]vegetables where there is love,

Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19

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It is better to be humble in spirit with the needy

Than to divide the spoils with the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:32

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One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,

And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1

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Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it

Than a house full of [fn]feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

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What is desirable in a person is his [fn]kindness,

And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:9

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It is better to live on a corner of a roof

Than [fn]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19

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It is better to live in a desert land

Than with a contentious and irritating woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5

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A wise man is [fn]strong,

And a person of knowledge [fn]increases power.

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For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”

Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,

Whom your eyes have seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5

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Better is open rebuke

Than love that is concealed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10

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Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend,

And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;

Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,

Than a person who is [fn]crooked, though he is rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1

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A person [fn]often rebuked who [fn]becomes obstinate

Will suddenly be broken [fn]beyond remedy.

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