1. better, superior, greater — Comparative adjective indicating higher quality, greater value, or superiority, used extensively in Hebrews to argue the superiority of Christ's priesthood, covenant, sacrifice, and promises over the old covenant (e.g., 'a better hope,' 'a better covenant,' 'better sacrifices'). All three clusters represent the same comparative adjective kreisson/kreitton in different genders and cases (neuter nominative/accusative, feminine genitive/accusative/dative, masculine nominative/genitive) with no semantic distinction. Eng 'better / greater,' spa 'mejor' uniformly, hin uttam / achchhaa / shreshth / bade, arb afdal consistently, kor deo naeun / deo keun, swa bora zaidi / mkuu zaidi. 15×
AR["أفضَلُ","أَفضَلَ","أَفْضَل","أَفْضَلَ","أَفْضَلُ","الأَفْضَلِ","بِأَفْضَلَ"]·ben["উত্তম","উত্তমতর","উত্তমতরের","উত্তমের","ভালো","শ্রেষ্ঠ","শ্রেষ্ঠতরের"]·DE["besser"]·EN["better","greater","of-a-better","of-better","with-better"]·FR["besser","meilleur"]·heb["גָּדוֹל-יוֹתֵר","טוֹב","טוֹב-יוֹתֵר","טוֹבְיוֹתֵר","טוֹבָה-יוֹתֵר","טוֹבוֹת-יוֹתֵר","נַעֲלֶה"]·HI["अच्छा","उत्तम","बड़े","श्रेष्ठ"]·ID["Lebih-baik","dengan-yang-lebih-baik","lebih-baik","lebih-tinggi","yang-lebih-baik","yang-lebih-tinggi"]·IT["migliore"]·jav["Langkung-saé","langkung-ageng","langkung-inggil","langkung-sae"]·KO["더-나았다","더-나으니","더-나은","더-나은-것을","더-낫다","더-큰-이에게","뛰어나시니"]·PT["Melhor","Pois-melhor","algo-melhor","com-melhores","de-melhor","maior","melhor","melhores","superior"]·RU["большего","лучше","лучшего","лучшее","лучшей","лучшим","лучшими","лучших"]·ES["con-mejores","de-mejor","mejor","mejores"]·SW["bora-zaidi","ingekuwa-bora","kwa-maana-ni-afadhali","mkuu-zaidi","ni-bora"]·TR["daha iyi","daha-iyi","daha-iyi-bir","daha-üstünün","üstün"]·urd["بڑے-سے","بہتر"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
κρείσσων, ον, genitive ονος, as always in Epic dialect and old Attic dialect; later Attic dialect κρείττων; Ionic dialect κρέσσων Refs 5th c.BC+ κάρρων (which see); Cretan dialect κάρτων Refs — _comparative_ of κρατύς (see. κράτιστος), stronger, mightier, Refs 8th c.BC+; especially in battle, Refs 6th c.BC+: hence, having the upper hand, superior, Refs 8th c.BC+: as Law-term, of witnesses, Refs…