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Koine Greek wordlink #152318

SR GNT 2Pet 2:21 κρεῖττον (kreitton) ‘better for it was for them’ Strongs=29090 Lemma=kreittōn
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=66 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’.

1Cor 7:9 ‘not they are controlling themselves them let marry better for it is to marry’ SR GNT 1Cor 7:9 word 7

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

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 (κρεῖττόν, κομψότερον, καλόν, καλόν, καλὸν, κρείττοσιν, κρείσσονα, καλὸν, κρείσσονα, καλόν, κρείττοσι, κρείττονός, κρείττονος, κρεῖσσον, καλόν, βέλτιον, κρείττονος, κρεῖττον, καλόν, κρεῖσσον, κρείττονος, κρείττων, κρείττονος, κρείττονος, κρεῖσσον, καλόν) 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

MARK 9:42 καλόν (kalon) S-NNS Lemma=kalos ‘believing in me better it is for him rather’ SR GNT Mark 9:42 word 17

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 10

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 14

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 13

MARK 14:21 καλὸν (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

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

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

MAT 26:24 καλὸν (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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HEB 8:6 κρείττονός (kreittonos) S-GFS ‘ministry by as_much_as also of a better is covenant the mediator’ SR GNT Heb 8:6 word 10

HEB 8:6 κρείττοσιν (kreittosin) A-DFP ‘the mediator which on better promises has_been legislated’ SR GNT Heb 8:6 word 17

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

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 26

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

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

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

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

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