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Lexicon :: Strong's G957 - beltiōn

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βελτίων
Transliteration
beltiōn (Key)
Pronunciation
bel-tee'-on
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A compound of a derivative of βάλλω (G906) (used for the comparative of ἀγαθός (G18))
Strong’s Definitions

†βελτίον beltíon, bel-tee'-on; neuter of a compound of a derivative of G906 (used for the comparative of G18); better:—very well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G957 in the following manner: very well (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G957 in the following manner: very well (1x).

  1. better

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†βελτίον beltíon, bel-tee'-on; neuter of a compound of a derivative of G906 (used for the comparative of G18); better:—very well.
STRONGS G957:
βελτίων, -ον, genitive -ονος, better; neuter adverbially in 2 Timothy 1:18 [Winers Grammar, 242 (227); Buttmann, 27 (24). Sophocles, Thucydides, others].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Timothy
1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G957 matches the Greek βελτίων (beltiōn),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:11 - So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 - But it will go well for those who convict the guilty;
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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:3 - The fortified towns of Israel[fn] will also be destroyed,
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declares the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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Does the pot exclaim,
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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:14 - As for me, I am in your hands—do with me as you think best.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians[fn] meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised.

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