Words the Bible translates as better
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tovטוֹבgood: fittingly answering to what a thing, a person, or a relationship is meant to be, so that it is sound, pleasing, right, or beneficial
- kalosκαλόςfine, good, and admirable: measuring up to what its kind should be, in a way that is often meant to be seen and honored
- kreissōnκρείσσωνbetter: superior in worth, rank, or benefit when weighed against something else
- chrēstosχρηστόςgood in a way that benefits whoever meets it: kind toward people, easy to bear, mellow rather than harsh
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto be good for someone: to be beneficial, advantageous, or better
+1 more meaning
- to bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
- huperechōὑπερέχωto hold the higher station: to be in authority, to be the ruling power over others
+1 more meaning
- to surpass: to be greater than something else in worth, standing, or degree
- beltiōnβελτίωνbetternot studied yet
- kompsoteronκομψότερονbetternot studied yet
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