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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 19 times in 18 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:9 - But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:38 - So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:17 - But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:23 - I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:4 - This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:7 - And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:19 - For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:22 - Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:6 - But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:34 - You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:16 - But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:35 - Women received their loved ones back again from death.
But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:24 - You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:17 - Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.
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