Hētton, hēssōn ἥσσων
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| ἥσσων | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hētton, hēssōn |
| Strong's number | G2276 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | less/worse |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (1) |
Hētton, hēssōn (Greek ἥσσων, Strong's G2276) is a Greek adjective meaning “less/worse”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἥσσων (Rec. ἥττ-, the Attic literary form), ἧσσων,
inferior, less; neut., τὸ ἧ., adverbially, less: 2Co.12:15; εἰς τὸ ἧ., for the worse (opposite to κρεῖττον): 1Co.11:17.†
(AS)
inferior, less; neut., τὸ ἧ., adverbially, less: 2Co.12:15; εἰς τὸ ἧ., for the worse (opposite to κρεῖττον): 1Co.11:17.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | worse (1), less (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | do more harm (1), less (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hētton, hēssōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 11:17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 12:15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).