Strong's Lexicon
G2276
G2276 — ἥττον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2276 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἥττον |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | neuter of comparative of heka (slightly) used for that of G2556 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | hetton |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hate'-ton |
| Meaning: | 1. worse (as noun) 2. (by implication) less (as adverb) |
| KJV Renderings: | less, worse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
[ἥσσων, see ἥττων.]
STRONGS NT 2276: ἥττωνἥττων or (so L T Tr WH, see Sigma) ἥσσων, ἧσσον, inferior; neuter adverbially (from Homer down) less, 2Co 12:15; εἰς τό ἧσσον, for the worse (that ye may be made worse; opposed to εἰς τό κρεῖττον), 1Co 11:17.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἧττων (less)
1 Corinthians 11:17
- KJV: Now in this that I declare I praise not that ye come together not for the better but for the worse
- GK: τούτο δε παραγγέλλων ουκ επαινώ ότι ουκ εις το κρείττον αλλ΄ εις το ήττον συνέρχεσθε
2 Corinthians 12:15
- KJV: And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you though the more abundantly I love you the less I be loved
- GK: εγώ δε ήδιστα δαπανήσω και εκδαπανηθήσομαι υπέρ των ψυχών υμών ει περισσοτέρως υμάς αγαπών ήττον αγαπώμαι