Strong's Lexicon
G2866 — κομψότερον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2866 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κομψότερον |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | neuter comparative of a derivative of the base of G2865 (meaning, properly, well dressed, i.e. nice) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kompsoteron |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | komp-sot'-er-on |
| Meaning: | 1. (figuratively) convalescent, getting better |
| KJV Renderings: | + began to amend |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κομψότερον, neuter comparitive of the adjective κομψός (from κομέω to take care of, tend) neat, elegant, nice, fine; used adverbially, more finely, better: κομψότερον ἔσχεν, to be better, used of a convalescent, Joh 4:52 (ὅταν ὁ ἰατρός εἴπῃ. κομψως ἔχεις, Epictetus diss. 3, 10, 13; so in Latinbelle habere, Cicero, epistles ad div. 16, 15; (cf. English ’he’s doing nicely,’ ’he’s getting on finely’; and) German er befindet sich hübsch; es geht hübsch mit ihm). The glossary of Hesychius refers to this passage: κομψότερον, βελτιωτερον, ἐλαφροτερον.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κομψότερον (+ began to amend)
John 4:52
- KJV: Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend And they said unto him Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him
- GK: επύθετο ούν παρ΄ αυτών την ώραν εν η κομψότερον έσχε και είπον αυτώ ότι χθές ώραν εβδόμην αφήκεν αυτόν ο πυρετός