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ἥσσων

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἥσσων, ον
Greek transliteration: 
hēssōn
Simplified transliteration: 
hesson
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2276
GK Number: 
2482
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-4b(1)
Gloss: 
for the worse; (adv.) less
Definition: 
lesser, inferior, weaker, 1 Cor. 11:17; 2 Cor. 12:15*

Greek-English Concordance for ἥσσων

1 Corinthians 11:17 But in giving the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse (hēsson | ἧσσον | acc sg neut comparative).
2 Corinthians 12:15 I will most gladly spend and be spent on behalf of your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less (hēsson | ἧσσον | adverb-comparative)?