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κρεῖττον λαλοῦντι

Stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler · to speak

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κρείττων G2909 stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
Pronunciation kreíttōn
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λαλέω G2980 to speak
Pronunciation laléō
Speaking that emphasizes the act of utterance itself rather than the content or meaning of words
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What does κρεῖττον λαλοῦντι (kreitton lalounti) mean in the Bible?

κρείττων · λαλέω is a Greek word meaning "speaking a better word".

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Meaning

speaking a better word
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:9 · Phil 1:23 · 1 Pet 3:17 · 2 Pet 2:21 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 1:4 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 7:19 · Heb 7:22 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 11:16 · Heb 11:35 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:7 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 8:6 · Heb 9:23 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 7:38 · 1 Cor 11:17 · Heb 11:40 · Heb 12:24 4×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:9 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 10:34 1×
19 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 290 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 53 ongoing 52 prospective 14 resultant 14 imperative 9 background 25 subjunctive 10 infinitive 44 participle 69
Tense
present 144 aorist 91 imperfect 25 future 15 perfect 15
Voice
active 268 passive 22
Mood
indicative 158 participle 69 infinitive 44 subjunctive 10 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:18 λαλοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 9:33 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:19 λαλήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:19 λαλήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:20 λαλοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 10:20 λαλοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 12:34 λαλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:34 λαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:36 λαλήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:46 λαλοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 12:46 λαλῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:47 λαλῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:10 λαλεῖς present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:13 λαλῶ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:3 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:33 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:34 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:34 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 14:27 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 λαλοῦντας present active participle participle Matthew 17:5 λαλοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 23:1 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:13 λαληθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 26:47 λαλοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 28:18 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:34 λαλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 2:2 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:7 λαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 4:33 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 4:34 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:35 λαλοῦντος present active participle participle Mark 5:36 λαλούμενον present passive participle participle Mark 6:50 ἐλάλησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:35 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:37 λαλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:32 ἐλάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:23 λαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:1 λαλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:11 λαλήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 13:11 λαλεῖτε present active imperative imperative +250 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 21 — Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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