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κρείττων

Transliteration: kreitton · adjective

19x in NTFirst: 1Cor 7:9
Meaningstronger, more excellent
Part of speechadjective
Frequency19x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκρεῖττον, κρεῖσσον, κρείττων, κρείσσονα, κρείττονος, κρείττονός, κρείττοσιν, κρείττοσι, κρείττονα, κρεῖττόν
Example verses1Cor 7:9 · 1Cor 7:38 · 1Cor 11:17 · Phil 1:23 · Heb 1:4
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What kind of word is κρείττων?

κρείττων (kreitton) is a adjective that occurs 19 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “stronger, more excellent” and first appears in 1Cor 7:9.

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