The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χείρων

Lemmaχείρων
Citation formχείρων, ον, gen. ονος
Part of speechadjective
Glossworse
Strong’sG5501
Transliterationcheírōn
Definitionfrom an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)
KJV glosses:--sorer, worse.
Derivationirregular comparative of
SBLGNT occurrences11

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 formGrammar and occurrences
χεῖρον
adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC)Mark 5:26
adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----ASNC)2 Timothy 3:13
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC)Matthew 9:16
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC)Mark 2:21
χεῖρόν
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC)John 5:14
χείρονα
adjective, nominative, plural, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPNC)Matthew 12:45
adjective, nominative, plural, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPNC)Luke 11:26
adjective, nominative, plural, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NPNC)2 Peter 2:20
χείρονος
adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----GSFC)Hebrews 10:29
χείρων
adjective, nominative, singular, feminine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSFC)Matthew 27:64
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSMC)1 Timothy 5:8

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: χειρων.