The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
κρείττων
| Lemma | κρείττων |
|---|---|
| Citation form | κρείττων/κρείσσων, ον, gen. ονος |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | stronger, more excellent |
| Strong’s | G2909 |
| Transliteration | kreíttōn |
| Definition | stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler |
| KJV glosses | :--best, better. |
| Derivation | comparative of a derivative of |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 18 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| κρεῖσσον | adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC) — 1 Corinthians 11:17 adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC) — 1 Corinthians 7:38 adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC) — Philippians 1:23 |
| κρείσσονα | adjective, accusative, plural, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----APNC) — Hebrews 6:9 |
| κρεῖττον | adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC) — Hebrews 12:24 adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC) — 1 Corinthians 7:9 adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC) — 1 Peter 3:17 adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC) — 2 Peter 2:21 |
| κρεῖττόν | adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC) — Hebrews 11:40 |
| κρείττονα | adjective, accusative, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASFC) — Hebrews 10:34 |
| κρείττονος | adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC) — Hebrews 11:16 adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC) — Hebrews 11:35 adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC) — Hebrews 7:19 adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC) — Hebrews 7:22 adjective, genitive, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSMC) — Hebrews 7:7 |
| κρείττονός | adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC) — Hebrews 8:6 |
| κρείττοσι | adjective, dative, plural, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----DPFC) — Hebrews 9:23 |
| κρείττοσιν | adjective, dative, plural, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----DPFC) — Hebrews 8:6 |
| κρείττων | adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSMC) — Hebrews 1:4 |
Morphology
- adjective; MorphGNT ----APNC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----ASFC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----ASNC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----DPFC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----GSFC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----GSMC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----NSMC
- adjective; MorphGNT ----NSNC