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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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κρείττων

Strong’s: G2909

Associated OET lemmas: κρείσσων · κρείττων

Other spellings: κρείσσων

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: κρείττων; -ον; κρείττων; gen.; -ονος; κρείσσων

Sense 1: better, superior

Semantic entry: 65.21

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Good, Bad

Definition: pertaining to being superior to something else in characteristics or function

Collocations: κρείσσων; κρείττων

Show passage in OET: CO1 7:9

OET-RV CO1 7:9

9 but if they don’t have self-control, they should marry because it’s better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

OET-LV CO1 7:9

9 But if not they_are_controlling themselves, them_let_marry, because/for better it_is to_marry, than to_be_being_burning.
Show passage in OET: CO1 7:38

OET-RV CO1 7:38

38 That way, anyone allowing his unmarried woman to marry does well, but anyone who doesn’t, makes a better decision.

OET-LV CO1 7:38

38 So_that both the one betrothing the of_himself virgin, well is_doing, and the one not betrothing, better will_be_doing.

Jump to OET CO1 7:9 section.

Jump to OET CO1 7:38 section.

All 16 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 7:9 · OET CO1 7:38 · OET CO1 11:17

PHP: OET PHP 1:23

HEB: OET HEB 6:9 · OET HEB 7:19 · OET HEB 7:22 · OET HEB 8:6 · OET HEB 9:23 · OET HEB 10:34 · OET HEB 11:16 · OET HEB 11:35 · OET HEB 11:40 · OET HEB 12:24

PE1: OET PE1 3:17

PE2: OET PE2 2:21

Sense 2: better, greater, superior to

Semantic entry: 87.28

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: pertaining to having a higher status in comparison to something else

Forms: ον; gen. ονος

Show passage in OET: HEB 1:4

OET-RV HEB 1:4

4 By having become so much better than God’s messengers, he inherited a greater reputation than them,

OET-LV HEB 1:4

4 By_so_much better than having_become the messengers, to_as_much_as more_special beside them, he_has_inherited a_name.
Show passage in OET: HEB 7:7

OET-RV HEB 7:7

7 There’s no doubt that it’s the lessor person that gets blessed by someone greater.

OET-LV HEB 7:7

7 But apart_from from_all controversy, the lessor by the better is_being_blessed.

Jump to OET HEB 1:4 section.

Jump to OET HEB 7:7 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

HEB: OET HEB 1:4 · OET HEB 7:7 · OET HEB 9:23 · OET HEB 11:40 · OET HEB 12:24