χείρων cheirōn · G5501

worse than

χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός ; [in LXX: 1Ki.17:43 B, Wis.15:18 17:6, 3Ma.5:20 * ; ] ; worse: Mat.9:16 12:45 27:64, Mrk.2:21, Luk.11:26, Jhn.5:14, 1Ti.5:8, Heb.10:29, 2Pe.2:20; εἰς (ἐπὶ) τὸ χεῖρον, Mrk.5:26, 2Ti.3:13.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

χείρων, ὁ, ἡ, ; neuter χεῖρον, genitive -ονος, accusative -ονα: nominative and accusative plural χείρονες, -ας, χείρονα, contraction in Attic dialect Prose χείρους, χείρ; dative χείροσι, poetry χειρόνεσσι []:—(for Epic dialect form χερείων, poetry χειρότερος, χερειότερος, (see entry).):—irregular comparative of κακός: (χείρων from *χερ-yων, compare χερείων): ; I of persons, mcaner, inferior, either in bodily strength and bravery, or in rank, opposed to ἀρείων, []; opposed to κρείσσων, []; I.2 …

Where it's used 11 times

Matthew 9:16 · Matthew 12:45 · Matthew 27:64 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 5:26 · Luke 11:26 · John 5:14 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · Hebrews 10:29 · 2 Peter 2:20

Source: TBESG G5501; TFLSJ G5501

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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