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SR GNT 1 Cor 7:9 κρεῖττον (kreitton) ‘not they are controlling themselves them let marry better for it is to marry’ Strongs=29090 Lemma=kreittōn
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form κρεῖττον (S-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κρεῖττον’ (S-NNS) has 2 different glosses: ‘better’, ‘better it_is’.

1 Pet 3:17 ‘better it_is for doing_good if’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:17 word 1

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)

2 Pet 2:21 ‘better for it was for them’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:21 word 1

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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kreittōn’ have 8 different glosses: ‘a better thing’, ‘of a better’, ‘of a better homeland’, ‘with better’, ‘better’, ‘better it_is’, ‘better than’, ‘better thing’.

Greek words (26) other than κρεῖττον (S-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘better’

Have 26 other words (καλόν, καλόν, καλόν, καλόν, κρείττων, κομψότερον, καλόν, καλόν, κρείττονος, κρείττονος, κρεῖττον, κρείττοσιν, κρεῖττον, κρείσσονα, κρείσσονα, κρεῖσσον, κρείττονος, κρείττονος, κρείττοσι, κρείττονος, καλόν, βέλτιον, καλόν, κρείττονος, κρεῖσσον, κρεῖσσον) with 6 lemmas altogether (beltion, kalos, kompsoteron, kreisson, kreissōn, kreittōn)

YHN 4:52 κομψότερον (kompsoteron) D-··· Lemma=kompsoteron ‘them in which better he had they said therefore’ SR GNT Yhn 4:52 word 12

OET-LV: 52 Therefore he _inquired the hour from them in which he _had better. Therefore they _said to _him, that Yesterday the fever left him at_the_ seventh _hour. (JHN_4:52)

OET-RV: 52 So the official asked them what time it was that he got better, and they replied that the fever had subsided around 1pm. (JHN 4:52)

MARK 9:42 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘believing in me better it is for him rather’ SR GNT Mark 9:42 word 18

OET-LV: 42 And whoever wishfully may _stumble one of_ the these _little ones which believing in me, it _is better for _him rather if a_ heavy _grinding _stone is _hung _around around the neck of _him, and he _has _been _throw into the sea. (MRK_9:42)

OET-RV: 42 “But anyone who causes a young person to falter from their trust in me, it would be better if they were thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied around their neck. (MRK 9:42)

MARK 9:43 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘of you cut_off it better it is for you maimed’ SR GNT Mark 9:43 word 11

OET-LV: 43 And if the hand of _you may _be _stumbling you, cut_ it _off, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life maimed, than to _go _away into the geenna having the two hands, into the the inextinguishable fire. (MRK_9:43)

OET-RV: 43 If your hand causes you to disobey God, cut it off—it’s better to enter eternal life being maimed, than to have two hands but to be thrown into the fire that never goes out. (MRK 9:43)

MARK 9:45 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘you cut_off it better it is for you to come_in’ SR GNT Mark 9:45 word 15

OET-LV: 45 And if the foot of _you may _be _stumbling you, cut_ it _off, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life lame, than having the two feet to _be _thrown into the geenna. (MRK_9:45)

OET-RV: 45 And if your foot causes you to disobey God, cut it off—it’s better to enter eternal life being maimed, than to have two feet but to be thrown into hell. (MRK 9:45)

MARK 9:47 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘you throw_out it better you it is one-eyed’ SR GNT Mark 9:47 word 14

OET-LV: 47 And if the eye of _you may _be _stumbling you, throw_ it _out, it _is better you to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god one-eyed, than to _be _thrown into the geenna, having two eyes (MRK_9:47)

OET-RV: 47 And if your eye causes you to disobey God, gouge it out—it’s better to enter God’s kingdom one-eyed, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell (MRK 9:47)

MARK 14:21 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘son of Man is_being given_over better it was for him if’ SR GNT Mark 14:21 word 27

OET-LV: 21 Because on _one _hand the the_son of_ the _man is _going, as it _has _been _written concerning him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the man that by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over, better it _was for _him if that the man was_ not _born. (MRK_14:21)

OET-RV: 21 Indeed it’s written in the scriptures that humanity’s child will be arrested, but on the other hand, what a tragedy it’ll be for the one who hands him over—in fact it would be better for that man if he was never born.” (MRK 14:21)

MAT 18:8 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘throw it from you better for you it is to come_in’ SR GNT Mat 18:8 word 20

OET-LV: 8 And if the hand of _you or the foot of _you is _stumbling you, cut_ it _off and throw it from you, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life maimed or lame, than to _be _thrown into the the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. (MAT_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 “If your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away because it’s better for you to enter eternal life maimed or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands and feet. (MAT 18:8)

MAT 18:9 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘throw it from you better for you it is one-eyed’ SR GNT Mat 18:9 word 15

OET-LV: 9 And if the eye of _you is _stumbling you, pluck _out it and throw it from you, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life one-eyed, than to _be _thrown into the geenna of_ the _fire having two eyes. (MAT_18:9)

OET-RV: 9 Also if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away because it’s better for you to enter eternal life with only one eye than to be thrown into the pit of fire with two eyes. (MAT 18:9)

MAT 26:24 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘son of Man is_being given_over better it was for him if’ SR GNT Mat 26:24 word 27

OET-LV: 24 On _one _hand the son of_ the _man is _going as it _has _been _written about him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the that man by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over. It _was better for _him, if the that man was_ not _born. (MAT_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 It’s true that humanity’s child is going to suffer what has already been written about, but on the other hand, the end won’t be good for the man who turns him in, in fact it would have been better for him if he’d never been born.” (MAT 26:24)

1 COR 7:38 κρεῖσσον (kreisson) D-··· Lemma=kreisson ‘the one not betrothing better will_be doing’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:38 word 20

OET-LV: 38 So _that both the one betrothing the of _himself virgin, well is _doing, and the one not betrothing, better will _be _doing. (CO1_7:38)

OET-RV: 38 That way, anyone allowing his unmarried woman to marry does well, but anyone who doesn’t, makes a better decision. (CO1 7:38)

1 COR 11:17 κρεῖσσον (kreisson) S-ANS Lemma=kreissōn ‘not for the better but for the’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:17 word 12

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)

PHP 1:23 κρεῖσσον (kreisson) D-··· Lemma=kreisson ‘by much for more better’ SR GNT Php 1:23 word 22

OET-LV: 23 I _am _being _pressed and by the two, the desire having in _order that to _depart and with chosen _one /messiah to _be, because/for by _much more better, (PHP_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 I feel squeezed between the two: the desire to depart from here and be with Messiah which would be much better, (PHP 1:23)

2 TIM 1:18 βέλτιον (beltion) D-··· Lemma=beltion ‘in Efesos he served better you are knowing’ SR GNT 2 Tim 1:18 word 19

OET-LV: 18 (the master might _give to _him to _find mercy from the_master in that the day), and as _much _as he _served in Efesos, you are _knowing better. (TI2_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 May the master help him find mercy from Yahweh on the judgement day, but anyway, you well know how much Onesiforus helped us in Ephesus. (TI2 1:18)

HEB 1:4 κρείττων (kreittōn) S-NMS ‘by so_much better than having become the messengers’ SR GNT Heb 1:4 word 3

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 6:9 κρείσσονα (kreissona) S-ANP Lemma=kreissōn ‘you_all beloved of the better things and having of salvation’ SR GNT Heb 6:9 word 8

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)

HEB 7:7 κρείττονος (kreittonos) S-GMS ‘lessor by the better is_being blessed’ SR GNT Heb 7:7 word 9

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)

HEB 7:19 κρείττονος (kreittonos) A-GFS ‘law the introduction on_the_other_hand of a better hope by which’ SR GNT Heb 7:19 word 9

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)

HEB 7:22 κρείττονος (kreittonos) A-GFS ‘by so_much also of a better covenant has become the guarantee’ SR GNT Heb 7:22 word 5

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 8:6 κρείττονος (kreittonos) S-GFS ‘ministry by as_much_as also of a better is covenant the mediator’ SR GNT Heb 8:6 word 9

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)

HEB 8:6 κρείττοσιν (kreittosin) A-DFP ‘the mediator which on better promises has_been legislated’ SR GNT Heb 8:6 word 16

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)

HEB 9:23 κρείττοσι (kreittosi) A-DFP ‘on_the_other_hand the heavenly things with better sacrifices than these’ SR GNT Heb 9:23 word 16

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 10:34 κρείσσονα (kreissona) A-AFS Lemma=kreissōn ‘knowing to_be having yourselves a better possession and remaining’ SR GNT Heb 10:34 word 24

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)

HEB 11:16 κρείττονος (kreittonos) S-GFS ‘now on_the_other_hand of a better homeland they are aspiring this is’ SR GNT Heb 11:16 word 4

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 11:35 κρείττονος (kreittonos) A-GFS ‘their redemption in_order_that of a better resurrection they may obtain’ SR GNT Heb 11:35 word 18

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 κρεῖττον (kreitton) S-ANS ‘of god for us better thing some having foreseen in_order_that’ SR GNT Heb 11:40 word 5

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 12:24 κρεῖττον (kreitton) S-ANS ‘and to the blood of sprinkling a better thing speaking than Abel/(Heⱱel)’ SR GNT Heb 12:24 word 11

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)

Key: A=adjective D=adverb S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular ANP=accusative,neuter,plural ANS=accusative,neuter,singular DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular