worse than

Greek Adjective

χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός [in LXX: 1Ki.17:43 B, Wis.15:18 17:6, 3Ma.5:20 *;] worse: Mat.9:16 12:45 27:64, Mrk.2:21, Luk.11:26, Jhn.5:14, 1Ti.5:8, Heb.10:29, 2Pe.2:20; εἰς (ἐπὶ) τὸ χεῖρον, Mrk.5:26, 2Ti.3:13. (AS)

worse than

Greek Adjective

χείρων, ὁ, ἡ, neuter χεῖρον, genitive -ονος, accusative -ονα: nominative and accusative plural χείρονες, -ας, χείρονα, contraction in Attic dialect Prose χείρους, χείρ; dative χείροσι, poetry χειρόνεσσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—(for Epic dialect form χερείων, poetry χειρότερος, χερειότερος, (see entry).):—irregular comparative of κακός: (χείρων from *χερ-yων, compare χερείων): I) of persons, mcaner, inferior, either in bodily strength and bravery, or in rank, opposed to ἀρείων, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κρείσσων, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) later in moral sense, worse than others, sometimes almost like a positive, knave, opposed to ἀγαθός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ χ, opposed to οἱ ἀγαθοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2.b) χ. βίος, opposed to ἀμείνων,[Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) worse in quality, inferior, of horses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: inferior, less skilful, ἰητροί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζωγράφοι, δημιουργοί, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. τὴν ψυχήν, τὴν διάνοιαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive, χ. ἡμῶν ταῦτα ποιεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν χείρους ἔσεσθε. ἀκηκοότες you will be none the worse for having heard, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; less kind, μὴ χ. περὶ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς εἶναι. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων [Refs] II) of things, inferior in quality, ἄεθλον [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) worse, harder, more severe, νόσος [NT+5th c.BC+] III) neuter, III.1) as a substantive, τὸ χ. inferiority, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but mostly in phrases with Preps, ἐπὶ τὸ χ. τρέπεσθαι, κλῖναι, fall off, get worse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλοιοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ χ, opposed to ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also πάντα ὑποπτεύοντες ἐπὶ τὸ χ. putting the worst construction on. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in the lower sense, opposed to κατὰ τὸ κρεῖττον, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) as a predicate, ἀλλὰ σοὶ αὐτῷ χ. (i.e. ἐστί or ἔσται) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with a negative, οὐ χ. [ἐστι] with infinitive, we may as well, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply οὐ χεῖρον, in an answer, it is as well, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) as adverb, worse, χ. βουλεύσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βιῶναι, ζῆν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3.b) in inferior degree, less, ἀγαπᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) superlative χείριστος, η, ον, worst, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ χ, opposed to ὁ βέλτιστος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]men of lowest degrce, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb χείριστα [Refs 4th c.BC+] also -τως [LXX]

Greek

Adjective

from an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally); sorer, worse; irregular comparative of g2556 (κακός)