Strongs G2909

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κρείττων (kreíttōn) comparative of a derivative of G2904; stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler:--best, better.

Appears in a total of 17 verses:

HEB 1:4

OET-LV: 4 By _so _much better than having _become the messengers, to _as _much _as more _special beside them, he _has _inherited a_name. (HEB_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 By having become so much better than God’s messengers, he inherited a greater reputation than them, (HEB 1:4)

HEB 9:23

OET-LV: 23 Therefore necessity it _was the on _one _hand copies of _the things in the heavens with _these to _be _being _purified, on _the _other _hand themselves the heavenly things with _better sacrifices than these. (HEB_9:23)

OET-RV: 23 So then it was necessary for these copies of things from the heavens to be purified, but in contrast, the heavenly things will be purified with better sacrifices than that, (HEB 9:23)

HEB 7:19

OET-LV: 19 (for nothing perfected the law), on _the _other _hand the_introduction of_a_better hope, by which we _are _nearing to_ the _god. (HEB_7:19)

OET-RV: 19 (because the law made nothing perfect), and in the second case we have the introduction of a better hope by means of which we can approach God. (HEB 7:19)

CO1 12:31

OET-LV: 31 But be _being _zealous for _the gifts the greater. And still by an_excellent way, to _you _all I _am _showing. (CO1_12:31)

OET-RV: 31 But strive for the better gifts.
¶ And now I’ll demonstrate a better way to you all: (CO1 12:31)

HEB 11:16

OET-LV: 16 On _the _other _hand now of_a_better homeland they _are _aspiring, this is of_a_heavenly homeland. Therefore not is _being _ashamed of _them the god, god to _be _being _called of _them, because/for he _prepared for _them a_city. (HEB_11:16)

OET-RV: 16 so now they’re aspiring to a better place, i.e., a heavenly home. Therefore God isn’t ashamed of them or of being called their god, because he has prepared a city for them. (HEB 11:16)

HEB 7:22

OET-LV: 22 by so _much also of_a_better covenant, has _become the_guarantee, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). (HEB_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 Because of that oath, Yeshua became the guarantor of a better agreement. (HEB 7:22)

HEB 10:34

OET-LV: 34 For/Because both with _the prisoners you _all _sympathized, and the theft of _the things possessing of _you _all with joy you _all _accepted, knowing to _be _having yourselves a_better possession, and remaining. (HEB_10:34)

OET-RV: 34 You all sympathised with those who were imprisoned and cheerfully accepted the confiscation of your possessions because you knew that you have a better possession that will endure on. (HEB 10:34)

CO1 11:17

OET-LV: 17 But this commanding, not I _am _praising you, because not for the better, but for the worse, you _all _are _coming _together. (CO1_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 But I’m not complimenting you all in giving the following instructions, because your gatherings have been doing more harm than good. (CO1 11:17)

HEB 11:35

OET-LV: 35 They _received back women by resurrection the dead of _them, and others were _tortured, not having _accepted their redemption, in _order _that of_a_better resurrection they _may _obtain, (HEB_11:35)

OET-RV: 35 Women received back those who’d died and came back to life, and others were tortured—not relenting so they’d be set free, but instead looking forward to obtaining a better reward in the next age. (HEB 11:35)

HEB 11:40

OET-LV: 40 of_ the _god for us better thing some having _foreseen, in _order _that not apart _from us they _may _be _perfected. (HEB_11:40)

OET-RV: 40 God had planned to have something better so that we and they would be made perfect together. (HEB 11:40)

HEB 7:7

OET-LV: 7 But apart _from from _all controversy, the lessor by the better is _being _blessed. (HEB_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 There’s no doubt that it’s the lessor person that gets blessed by someone greater. (HEB 7:7)

CO1 7:9

OET-LV: 9 But if not they _are _controlling themselves, them _let _marry, because/for better it _is to _marry, than to _be _being _burning. (CO1_7:9)

OET-RV: 9 but if they don’t have self-control, they should marry because it’s better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. (CO1 7:9)

HEB 6:9

OET-LV: 9 But we _have _been _persuaded concerning you _all, beloved, of _the better things and having of _salvation, if even thus we _are _speaking. (HEB_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 But dear friends, even though we speak like this, we’ve been convinced to expect better things from you—things that accompany salvation. (HEB 6:9)

PE1 3:17

OET-LV: 17 For/Because it _is better to _be _suffering doing _good, if the will of_ the _god might _be _willing it, than doing _evil. (PE1_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 Because it is better to do good and then, if God wills it, to suffer, than to do evil. (PE1 3:17)

HEB 8:6

OET-LV: 6 On _the _other _hand now of_a_more _special he _has _obtained ministry, by _as _much _as also of_a_better is covenant the_mediator, which on better promises has _been _legislated. (HEB_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 But on the contrary, Yeshua has obtained a more special ministry because he’s the mediator of a better agreement which has been legislated with better promises. (HEB 8:6)

PE2 2:21

OET-LV: 21 For/Because it _was better, for _them, not to _have _known the way of_ the _righteousness, than having _known it, to _turn _away from the holy command having _been _given _over to _them. (PE2_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 It would have been better not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it and to turn back from the holy instruction that was passed on to them. (PE2 2:21)

HEB 12:24

OET-LV: 24 and of_a_covenant new to_the_mediator, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), and to_the_blood of _sprinkling, a_better thing speaking than the Abel/(Heⱱel). (HEB_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 and to Yeshua, the mediator of a new agreement, and to the sprinkled blood that says even more than Hevel’s (Abel’s) blood did. (HEB 12:24)

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