2001 Translation

ĒSSON, ēsson

Sounds Like: HES-son

Translations: less, inferior, worse

From the root: ΗΣΣΩΝ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb

Explanation: This word is the comparative form of an adjective, meaning 'less,' 'inferior,' or 'worse.' It can function as both an adjective, describing something as being of lesser quality or quantity, or as an adverb, indicating a lesser degree or extent. It is often used to compare two things, showing that one is of a lower standard or amount than the other.

Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative; or Adverbial form

Strong’s number: G2207 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Unknown: Yes

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Corinthians — 11:17

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 5 — 1:76
• Book 13 — 16:427
• Book 18 — 9:339

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 1 Corinthians — 11:17

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΣΣΩΝ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΗΣΣΟ — less, inferior, worse
• ΗΣΣΟΝΩΝ — of less, of inferior, of weaker, of worse
• ΗΣΣΟΝΩΣ — less, in a lesser degree, not so much
• ΗΣΣΩΝ — less, lesser, inferior, worse

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