A comparative adjective meaning 'better' or 'superior,' rooted in the older Greek sense of 'stronger' or 'mightier' (from κρατύς). In the New Testament it consistently functions as the comparative of ἀγαθός, evaluating one option against another. Paul uses it to weigh marriage choices (1 Cor 7:38) and to express his desire to depart and be with Christ as 'far better' (Phil 1:23). The multilingual renderings—Spanish mejor, French meilleur, German besser—all converge on a single evaluative sense, confirming that the NT usage centers on qualitative superiority rather than physical strength.