G2276: ἥττον
hḗtton · “less/worse”
Definition
worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb)
KJV translates it as: less, worse
Word origin: neuter of comparative of (slightly) used for that of G2556 (κακός);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2276 is translated
- worse ×1
- less ×1
Bible verses with G2276 (hḗtton)
Hḗtton appears in 2 verses.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
- 2 Corinthians 12:15
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.