Strong’s G2908 · Greek
κρεῖσσον
kreîsson · krice'-son
Origin neuter of an alternate form of κρείττων (G2909);
Meaning (as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage
In the King James Version better.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- 1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- 1 Corinthians 7:38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
- Philippians 1:23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.