κρείσσων (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; (a) as to advantage or usefulness: 1Co.11:17, Heb.11:40 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ., Php.1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν, 1Co.7:38; ἐστιν, before inf., 1Co.7:9, 2Pe.2:21; (b) as to excellence: Heb.1:4 6:9 7:7, 19 7:22 8:6 9:23 10:34 11:16, 35; κ. ἐστι, before inf., 1Pe.3:17.† (AS)
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G2908 — κρείσσων
kreissōn · greater · Greek
18 tagged verse occurrences
1 Corinthians 7:9 · κρεῖττονBut if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.1 Corinthians 7:38 · κρεῖσσονSo then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.1 Corinthians 11:17 · κρεῖσσονIn the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.Philippians 1:23 · κρεῖσσον·I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.Hebrews 1:4 · κρείττωνSo He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.Hebrews 6:9 · κρείσσοναEven though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.Hebrews 7:7 · κρείττονοςAnd indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.Hebrews 7:19 · κρείττονος(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.Hebrews 7:22 · κρείττονοςBecause of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.Hebrews 8:6 · κρείττονός · κρείττοσινNow, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.Hebrews 9:23 · κρείττοσινSo it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.Hebrews 10:34 · κρείττοναYou sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.Hebrews 11:16 · κρείττονοςInstead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.Hebrews 11:35 · κρείττονοςWomen received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.Hebrews 11:40 · κρεῖττόνGod had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.Hebrews 12:24 · κρεῖττονto Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.1 Peter 3:17 · κρεῖττονFor it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.2 Peter 2:21 · κρεῖττονIt 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.