Lexicon cheirón: worse Original Word: χείρων, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: cheirón Phonetic Spelling: (khi'-rone) Short Definition: worse Definition: worse, more severe. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a prim. root cher-, used as cptv. of kakosDefinitionworse NASB Translationseverer (1), worse (10).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5501: χειρῶνχειρῶν, χεῖρον (comparitive of κακός; derived from the obsolete χερης, which has been preserved in the dative χερηι, accusative χερηα, plural χερεης, χερηα; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 268 (cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer under the word χερης) (from Homer down), worse: Matthew 9:16; Matthew 27:64; Mark 2:21; γίνεται τά ἔσχατα χείρονα τῶν πρώτων, Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26; 2 Peter 2:20; εἰς τό χεῖρον ἔρχεσθαι ( to grow worse), of one whose illness increases, Mark 5:26; ἵνα μή χεῖρον σοι τί γένηται, lest some worse thing befall thee, John 5:14; πόσῳ χειρῶν τιμωρία ( A. V. how much sorer punishment), Hebrews 10:29; ἐπί τό χεῖρον προκόπτειν (( A. V. wax worse and worse); see προκόπτω, 2), 2 Timothy 3:13; of the moral character, σπιστου χειρῶν, 1 Timothy 5:8.
Strong's sorer, worse. Irregular comparative of kakos; from an obsolete equivalent cheres (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally) -- sorer, worse. see GREEK kakos |
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