κρεῖσσονkreîsson
better
Greek (New Testament) · G2908
Meanings
(a) as to advantage or usefulness: 1 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 11:40, Hebrews 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ., Philippians 1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν, 1 Corinthians 7:38; ἐστιν, followed by infinitive, 1 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Peter 2:21
(b) as to excellence: Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 6:9, Hebrews 7:7, Hebrews 7:19, Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 9:23, Hebrews 10:34, Hebrews 11:16, Hebrews 11:35; κ. ἐστι, followed by infinitive, 1 Peter 3:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.
- 1 Corinthians 7:38 So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17 But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.
- Philippians 1:23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
- Hebrews 1:4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.
- Hebrews 6:9 Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.