ἥττον (
hḗtton｜
hate'-ton｜
adjective｜
inferior; less)
[Grk]
ἥττον,
ἥσσων,
ἥττων,
ἥσσων /
ἥττων,
ἧττων LN: 65.29,
78.38 GK: G2482,
G2489
Derivation: neuter of comparative of
ἧκα (slightly) used for that of
κακός;
Strong's: worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb)
KJV: --less, worse.
See: κακός ἡìττον
Neuter of a compound of ἧκα hēka (slightly) used for that of G2556
ἦκα,
Adv.:
I of Place or Motion, slightly, a little, ἦκ’ ἐπ’ ἀριστερά a little to the left, Il. 23.336; ἦ. παρακλίνας κεφαλήν Od. 20.301: hence, generally, softly, gently, ἦ. ἐλάσαι 18.94, cf. 92; ἀπώσατο ἦ. γέροντα Il. 24.508; ἦ. μάλα ψύξασα 20.440; ἦ. κιόντας Od. 17.254; ἦ. βιησάμενος Nic. Al. 226.
II of Sound, softly, low, ἦ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον Il. 3.155; ἦ. μύρεσθαι, μάλ’ ὁμαδῆσαι, A.R. 3.463, 565.
III of Sight, softly, smoothly, ἦ. στίλβοντας ἐλαίῳ with oil soft -shining, Il. 18.596; ἦκ’ ἐπιμειδήσας soft -smiling, Hes. Th. 547; ἦ. μέλαν slightly black, Opp. C. 3.39. of Time, by little and little, AP 5.278 (Paul. Sil.), Opp. H. 2.67. (Perh. connected with Lat. sçg-nis (for sçg-nis): but Hsch. has γάκα (i.e. ϝᾶκα) · ἡδέως; cf. ἥσσων, ἥκιστος, ἤκιστος, ἠκαῖον, ἤκαλος, ἠκαλέον.)
G2276 — ἥσσων
[, see ἥττων.]
G2276 — ἥττων
or (so L T Tr WH, see Sigma)
ἥσσων,
ἧσσον,
inferior; neuter adverbially (from Homer down)
less, [2Co 12:15];
εἰς τό ἧσσον,
for the worse (that ye may be made worse; opposed to
εἰς τό κρεῖττον),
[1Co 11:17].
ἥσσων
( Rec. ἥττ -, the Attic literary form), ἧσσων ,
inferior, less; neut., τὸ ἧ ., adverbially, less: [2Co 12:15]; εἰς τὸ ἧ ., for the worse ( opp . to κρεῖττον ): [1Co 11:17]. †
ἥττων , v.s ἥσσων .