κρείττων
kreíttōn
“stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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
Translated in KJV as
bestbetter
Etymology
comparative of a derivative of G2904 (κράτος);
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