ΗΤΤΟΝ, ηττον
ĒTTON, ētton
Sounds Like: HET-ton
Translations: less, worse, inferior, a less (thing)
From the root: ΗΤΤΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This word functions as both an adverb and an adjective, meaning 'less' or 'worse'. As an adverb, it modifies verbs or other adverbs, indicating a lesser degree. As an adjective, it describes nouns, meaning 'inferior' or 'lesser'. It is the comparative form of 'bad' or 'little'.
Inflection: Comparative, Does not inflect for gender or case when used adverbially. When used adjectivally, it can inflect for gender, number, and case (e.g., ΗΤΤΟΝΑ in the example is Accusative Singular).
Strong’s number: G2276 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 55:6
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 13:10
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:194
- Book 5 — 5:206, 6:230
- Book 6 — 14:363
- Book 7 — 7:134, 11:260
- Book 8 — 3:63, 6:168, 15:393
- Book 9 — 12:251
- Book 10 — 10:204
- Book 11 — 6:191
- Book 12 — 5:252
- Book 13 — 12:332
- Book 14 — 4:67, 5:81, 6:96, 15:450
- Book 15 — 2:25, 3:75, 7:207, 9:311
- Book 16 — 6:172, 8:260
- Book 19 — 6:302
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:13, 14:8
- Book Two — 5:10, 7:8, 12:3
- Book Four — 2:17, 3:6, 4:67, 6:21, 7:15, 8:19, 9:91
- Book Five — 2:34, 4:15, 7:26, 10:17, 10:24
- Book Six — 5:16
- Book Seven — 11:17
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 95:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Corinthians — 12:15
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΗΤΤΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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