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Better

κομψότερονStrong’s G2866

kompsoteron

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kompsoteron is the Greek word usually translated “better”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
John 4:52 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “better”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • better 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κομψότερον kompsoteron · better

    κομψός, -ή, -όν (κομέω, to take care of), well-dressed, elegant, fine; compar. neut., κομψότερον ἔχειν (cf. κόμψως ἔχειν, Epict., and colloq. Eng., "to be doing finely"): Jhn.4:52.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “better” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    BET'TER, adverb

    In a more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, virtue, advantage or success; as, to perform work better; to plan a scheme better; land better cultivated; laws better executed; government better administered.

    1. More correctly, or fully; as, to understand a subject better than another.
    2. With superior excellence; as, to write or speak better than another.
    3. With more affection; in a higher degree; as, to love one better than another.
    All definitions and other forms of “better”

      BET'TER, verb transitive

      1. To improve; to meliorate; to increase the good qualities of; as, manure betters land; discipline may better the morals.
      2. To surpass; to exceed.
      3. To advance; to support; to give advantage to; as, to better a party; to better a cause.

      BET'TER, noun

      A superior; one who has a claim to precedence on account of his rank, age, or office; as, give place to your betters. It is generally or always used in the plural.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.