Quick Definition
κρείττων, ον Adj stronger, more excellent
Strong's Definition
comparative of a derivative of 2904; stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
KJV Usage: best, better
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον · gen. -ονος, κρείσσων
65.21 · Value · Good, Bad
Collocation: κρείσσων · κρείττων
better, superior pertaining to being superior to something else in characteristics or function
1CO 7:9 · 1CO 7:38 · 1CO 11:17 · PHP 1:23 · HEB 6:9 · HEB 7:19 · HEB 7:22 · HEB 8:6 · HEB 8:6 · HEB 9:23 · HEB 10:34 · HEB 11:16 · HEB 11:35 · HEB 11:40 · HEB 12:24 · 1PE 3:17 · 2PE 2:21
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κρείττων kreittōn 19x
can also be spelled κρείσσων, better, more useful or profitable, more conducive to good, 1 Cor. 7:8, 38; superior, more excellent, of a higher nature, more valuable, Heb. 1:4; 6:9; 7:7, 19, 22
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κρείσσων
(Epic and old Att.) and κρείττων (later Att.), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., v. LS, s.v.) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]
better; as to advantage or usefulness: I Co 11:17, He 11:40 12:24; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κ., Phl 1:23; κρεῖσσον ποιεῖν, I Co 7:38; ἐστιν, seq. inf., I Co 7:9, II Pe 2:21;
as to excellence: He 1:4 6:9 7:7, 19, 22 8:6 9:23 10:34 11:16, 35; κ. ἐστι, seq. inf., I Pe 3:17.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κρείττων (kreittōn) — stronger. κρείσσων, ον, genitive ονος, as always in Epic dialect and old Attic dialect; later Attic dialect κρείττων; Ionic dialect κρέσσων [Refs 5th c.BC+] κάρρων (which see); Cretan dialect κάρτων [Refs] — _comparative_ of κρατύς (see. κράτιστος), stronger, mightier, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially in battle, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: hence, having the upper hand, superior, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: as Law-term, of witnesses, [Refs] [prev. cited]
2. frequently as comparative of ἀγαθός, better, κρέσσονες one's betters, especially in point of rank, [Refs 5th c.BC+], of the greater gods, as opposed to to Oceanus, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (anapaest meter); οἱ κ. the Higher Powers, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the Almighty, Providence, [Refs 4th c.AD+] one's advantages, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
3. with infinitive, οὔ τις ἐμεῖο κρείσσων.. δόμεναι no one has a better right to.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κρεῖσσόν ἐστι with infinitive, 'tis better to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] with participle, κ. γὰρ ἦσθα μηκέτ᾽ ὢν ἢ ζῶν τυφλός thou wert better not alive, than living blind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. with genitive or ἤ, too great for, surpassing, beyond, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of evil deeds, κρείσσον᾽ ἀγχόνης too bad for hanging, [Refs 5th c.BC+] too bad to look on, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λέγετι σιγῆς κρεῖσσον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἢ λόγοισιν (i.e. εἰπεῖν) [Refs]; πρᾶγμα ἐλπίδος κ. γεγενημένον worse than one expected, [Refs 6th c.BC+].
III. having control over, master of, especially of desires and passions, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; γαστρὸς καὶ κερδέων [Refs] over themselves, [Refs 5th c.BC+] superior to the influence of money, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; also, putting oneself above, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κρείσσους ὄντες.. τῷ λογισμῷ ἐς τὸ ἀνέλπιστον τοῦ βεβαίου having reasoned themselves into an absolute belief of the hopelessness of certainty, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
IV. better, more excellent, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὁ κρείττων λόγος (opposed to ὁ ἥσσων) [Refs 5th c.BC+] in a higher sense, opposed to κατὰ τὸ χεῖρον, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
V. adverb [Refs 5th c.BC+] probably took ει from ὀλείζων.)