G2908Adjective19 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- 1 Corinthians 7:9κρεῖττον
But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
- Philippians 1:23κρεῖσσον
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Hebrews 1:4κρείττων
So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
- 1 Peter 3:17κρεῖττον
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
- 2 Peter 2:21κρεῖττον
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
Abbott-Smith
(Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., see LS, see word) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ;]
better;
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.