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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2276. ἥττον (héttón) -- Lesser, inferior, weaker</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2276.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/1-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2276.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2276</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2275.htm" title="2275">◄</a> 2276. héttón <a href="../greek/2277.htm" title="2277">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">héttón: Lesser, inferior, weaker</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἥττων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>héttón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>HAY-ton<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hate'-ton)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lesser, inferior, weaker<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>lesser, inferior, weaker.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Comparative form of a derivative of ἥσσων (hēssōn), meaning "less" or "inferior."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of "lesser" or "inferior" can be related to Hebrew words such as "קָטָן" (qatan), meaning "small" or "insignificant," and "צָעִיר" (tsa'ir), meaning "young" or "least."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "héttón" is used to describe something that is lesser in quality, strength, or status. It often conveys the idea of being inferior or weaker in comparison to something else. In the New Testament, it is used to highlight contrasts between two entities, emphasizing the superiority of one over the other.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, societal structures were heavily influenced by notions of hierarchy and status. The concept of being "lesser" or "inferior" was significant in various aspects of life, including social standing, political power, and philosophical thought. The use of "héttón" in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, often to illustrate spiritual truths or moral teachings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>variant reading for <a href="/greek/2269b.htm">héssón</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2276: ἥσσων</span><br><br> <p>[<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἥσσων</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἥττων</span></span>.] <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2276: ἥττων</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἥττων</span></span> or (so <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>, see Sigma) <span class="greek2">ἥσσων</span>, <span class="greek2">ἧσσον</span>, <span class="accented">inferior</span>; neuter adverbially (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down) <span class="accented">less,</span> <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-15.htm">2 Corinthians 12:15</a>; <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἧσσον</span>, <span class="accented">for the worse</span> (that ye may be made worse; opposed to <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">κρεῖττον</span>), <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">1 Corinthians 11:17</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>less, worse. <p>Neuter of comparative of heka (slightly) used for that of <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a>; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb) -- less, worse. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ησσον ήσσον ἧσσον ησσόνων ήσσων ήττον ήττονες ήττους ήττων esson ēsson hesson hêsson hēsson hē̂sson<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 11:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative">Adj-ANS-C</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὸ <b>ἧσσον</b> συνέρχεσθε </span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but for <span class="itali">the worse.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">worse</span> you come together<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative">Adj-ANS-C</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶν <b>ἧσσον</b> ἀγαπῶμαι </span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I love you, <span class="itali">the less</span> I be loved.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you I love <span class="itali">less</span> I am loved<p><b><a href="/greek/2276.htm">Strong's Greek 2276</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2276.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_sson_2276.htm">ἧσσον — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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